Environmental Turbulence explains how to understand environmental and geophysical turbulence, both at a theoretical level and in engineering applications. Sections cover the effects of these new features on the fundamental flow dynamics in relatively simple domains. That is, how the turbulence statistics and structure are modified by the stabilizing or destabilizing effects of buoyancy and rotation is surveyed. Scalar transport is also described in detail. Flow in more complex domains is then described, focusing on vegetated and urban canopies, wind farms, air-sea interfaces, the upper ocean and clouds. Turbulence in environmental media is strongly modulated by buoyancy forces at all scales and by rotation at the largest scales, in contrast to canonical turbulent flows. It is rarely steady, which can give rise to non-equilibrium effects, and the domains such as wind farms or cities are often quite complex, leading to more intricate dynamics than in classic wall-bounded or free shear flows. Combines a theoretical treatment with detailed coverage of how methods are used in a range of applicationsDescribes how to set up computer simulations of the phenomena coveredOverviews and summaries the definitions of key terms to make sure readers can keep up INDICE: 1. Environmental turbulence2. Unstable shear flows3. Stably stratified shear flows4. Rotating turbulent flows5. 2D and geostrophic turbulence6. Heat and scalar turbulence7. Turbulent mixing8. Turbulence in cities9. Turbulence and Ventilation in Buildings10. Turbulence in plant canopies11. Turbulence in wind farms12. Turbulence in the oceanic mixed layer13. Turbulence at the air-sea interface14. Turbulence in cloudsSimulations of Environmental Turbulence
- ISBN: 978-0-323-95873-8
- Editorial: Academic Press
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 250
- Fecha Publicación: 01/12/2024
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés