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An easy-to-use formula for contaminant dispersion

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 April 2006

Ronald Smith
Ronald Smith
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Technology, Loughborough LE11 3TU, UK
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Abstract

A tilted Gaussian formula is given which approximately models the concentration distribution at moderate-to-large times after discharge in steady plane parallel flows.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 215 , June 1990 , pp. 195 - 207
Copyright
© 1990 Cambridge University Press

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