%0 Journal Article
%T Air entrainment by water sprays: Strategies for application to the dispersion of gas plumes
%J Journal of occupational accidents
%D 1983
%A McQuaid, J
%A Fitzpatrick, RD
%V 5
%N 2
%P 121-133
%X 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 />
%G 
%I Elsevier Publishing
%@ 0376-6349
%U http://dx.doi.org/