Air Parcel Motion at the Vandenberg Hydrogen Flare Stacks.

Abstract

Three months of flow and turbulence data obtained at the Vandenberg AFB hydrogen flare stack site has been used to simulate the bahavior of the plume. Time series analyses have been used to determine air parcel trajectories. Turbulence in the area is sufficient to carry air parcels to ground level. The spatial persistence of the trajectory end and function of time spent near the average position have been determined as functions of conditions. The results have been prepared and methodologies outlined to enable heat deposition calculation to be performed. Keywords: Turbulence; Complex terrain; Plume motion.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA162520

Entities

People

  • Charles E. Skupniewicz
  • Gordon E. Schacher

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atmospheric Motion
  • Computer Programs
  • Equations
  • Ground Level
  • Hydrogen
  • Measurement
  • Meteorology
  • Normal Distribution
  • Physics
  • Power Spectra
  • Probability
  • Probability Distributions
  • Time Intervals
  • Time Series Analysis
  • Trajectories
  • Turbulence
  • Wind Direction

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