TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1983//
TI  - Air entrainment by water sprays: Strategies for application to the dispersion of gas plumes
JO  - Journal of occupational accidents
A1  - McQuaid, J
A1  - Fitzpatrick, RD
SP  - 121
EP  - 133
VL  - 5
IS  - 2
N2  - 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 />
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SN  - 0376-6349
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -