Heat Dispersion in Physical Estuarine Models. Report 1. State of the Art,

Abstract

Prototype heat exchange mechanisms and scaling laws for the reproduction of thermal phenomena in hydraulic models are presented for each stage of the dispersion process. These stages are: Turbulent or momentum entrainment at the efflux jet; buoyant rise or fall of the heated plume; convective spread of the plume over the surface of the receiving waters; mass transport of the plume by ambient currents; diffusion and dispersion due to turbulence in the receiving waters; and surface heat exchange with the atmosphere.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA012651

Entities

People

  • George W. Douglas
  • Victor L. Zitta

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atmospheres
  • Diffusion
  • Dispersions
  • Entrainment
  • Hydraulic Models
  • Models
  • Momentum
  • Prototypes
  • Scaling Laws
  • Transport Ships
  • Turbulence
  • Turbulent Diffusion

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.