Using Helicopters to Clear Fog: A Numerical Study
Abstract
A two-dimensional axial symmetric cloud dynamics model, which uses the Boussinesq approximation form of the equations of motion, was used to study downwash-induced fog clearings. The flow produced by constraining the vorticity to a prescribed value in a small region near the centerline of the model is similar to that observed to occur below a hovering helicopter. Several numerical experiments are discussed which show the efficacy of different hovering altitudes on the clearing of fog. The major feature affecting the size of clearing by helicopter downwash is the size of the primary downwash volume.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1974
- Accession Number
- AD0777429
Entities
People
- David B. Johnson
- Edward H. Barker
- Paul R. Lowe