Analysis of the Use of Distorted Hydraulic Models for Dispersion Studies
- 1 February 1971
- journal article
- Published by American Geophysical Union (AGU) in Water Resources Research
- Vol. 7 (1) , 46-51
- https://doi.org/10.1029/wr007i001p00046
Abstract
The model ratios applicable to dispersion studies in distorted hydraulic models are investigated for both steady and oscillatory flow, and the effects of both vertical and transverse distributions of velocity on the dispersion process are considered. It is shown that simple transposition of concentration profiles from model to prototype is not valid and that models may magnify or reduce longitudinal dispersion depending on the geometry of the system. For that reason, physical models are unlikely to be useful for studies of pollutant dispersion.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
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- The dispersion of matter in turbulent flow through a pipeProceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series A. Mathematical and Physical Sciences, 1954