- Author
- Chobotov, M. V. | Zukoski, E. E. | Kubota, T.
- Title
- Gravity Currents With Heat Transfer Effects.
- Coporate
- California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA
- Sponsor
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Report
- NBS GCR 87-522, December 1986, 175 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Contract
- NBS-GRANT-60NANB6D0638
- Keywords
- heat transfer | fluid flow | fire models | gravity current | salt water models | smoke transport
- Abstract
- A two part experimental study of gravity currents flowing in horizontal channels is performed. The first of these examines adiabatic aqueous flows, and the second, heat transferring gaseous currents.