@article{ref1,
title="Air entrainment by water sprays: Strategies for application to the dispersion of gas plumes",
journal="Journal of occupational accidents",
year="1983",
author="McQuaid, J and Fitzpatrick, RD",
volume="5",
number="2",
pages="121-133",
abstract="The ability of a water-spray to entrain large quantities of air offers the possibility of assisting the dispersion of ground-hugging heavy-gas plumes, thereby reducing the hazard. An analytical study has been carried out of the response of a heavy-gas plume to the action of a series of water sprays distributed across the direction of drift of the plume. Such a distribution is referred to as water-spray barrier and its effect is represented in the analytical model as a line source of air. The concentration distribution in the plume is calculated by means of a 'box' model for heavy-gas dispersion. The infuence of the following factors is investigated: (1) the distance from the source of gas to the barrier; (2) the strength of the line source representing the barrier; and (3) the way in which the action of the barrier changes the geometry of the plume. The results obtained are relevant to the design of practical installations.<p />",
language="",
issn="0376-6349",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}