Environmental Aerodynamics |
Contents
Preface | 10 |
Fundamental Equations | 17 |
Phenomena of Fluid Flow | 50 |
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acceleration adiabatic anabatic wind atmosphere axis Bernoulli surfaces billows birds boundary layer bubbles buoyancy cause centre cloud base cold air component condensation level constant convection cooling cumulus clouds decreases density direction displacement downdraught downstream dynamic soaring earth eddies effect energy equation evaporation fallout flow fluid flux force front geostrophic geostrophic wind grad gradient ground heat height horizontal increase irrotational isobar lee waves locusts magnitude means mechanisms mixing momentum motion moving obstacle occur parcel particles pattern plume pollution produced radius rain represented Reynolds number rising Scorer Section shear soaring speed stable stably stratified stagnation point stream streamlines swarm temperature thermal thermal wind trails tropopause turbulence unstable upcurrents upwards vector velocity viscosity vortex lines vorticity warm air wavelength wet adiabatic wind wind gradient wind shear zero ди