| Main Title |
Flow Visualization Experiments on Stably Stratified Flow over Ridges and Valleys. |
| Author |
Lee, J. T. ;
Lawson, R. E. ;
Marsh, G. L. ;
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| CORP Author |
Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC. Atmospheric Sciences Research Lab. ;Los Alamos National Lab., NM. ;Northrop Services, Inc., Research Triangle Park, NC. |
| Year Published |
1987 |
| Report Number |
EPA/600/D-87/048; |
| Stock Number |
PB87-145900 |
| Additional Subjects |
Atmospheric circulation ;
Topographic features ;
Valleys ;
Flow visualization ;
Model tests ;
Cooling ;
Wind(Meteorology) ;
Interactions ;
Stratification ;
Aerodynamics ;
Froude number ;
Mathematical models ;
Ridges
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| Holdings |
| Library |
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Last
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| NTIS |
PB87-145900 |
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07/26/2022 |
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| Collation |
23p |
| Abstract |
A series of flow visualization experiments was conducted in the large towing tank of the EPA Fluid Modeling Facility. The objective of the experiments was to define the flow over a simple cosine-shaped ridge and within a valley formed by a pair of such ridges when there is a stable ambient flow normal to the ridge. Three experimental parameters were varied during the study: the Froude number, the steepness of the ridge, and the separation distance between the ridges. The flow over single ridges was found to be similar to previously published results for isolated hills. The flow within the valley formed by a pair of ridges was dependent upon the steepness of the ridge. For the most gentle ridge, there appeared to be little aerodynamic interaction between the two ridges even at the minimum separation of S/W = 1. The separation tended to be unstable with the flow switching from an attached to a separated condition during the tow. |
| Supplementary Notes |
Prepared in cooperation with Los Alamos National Lab., NM., and Northrop Services, Inc., Research Triangle Park, NC. |
| PUB Date Free Form |
Jan 87 |
| Category Codes |
55B; 46B |
| NTIS Prices |
PC A02/MF A01 |
| Primary Description |
600/09 |
| Document Type |
NT |
| Cataloging Source |
NTIS/MT |
| Control Number |
711419631 |
| Origin |
NTIS |
| Type |
CAT |
