Keywords:
Mathematical physics.
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Electronic books.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (183 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9789813344310
Series Statement:
Atmosphere, Earth, Ocean and Space Series
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=6414047
Language:
English
Note:
Intro -- Preface -- References -- Contents -- 1 Clouds and Precipitation Particles -- 1.1 Clouds in the Atmosphere -- 1.2 Impact of Particle Motions on the Physics of Clouds -- 1.3 Cloud and Precipitation Particles -- 1.3.1 Cloud Particles -- 1.3.2 Precipitation Particles -- References -- 2 Observational Studies of Ice Hydrometeors and Their Fall Behavior -- References -- 3 Physics and Mathematics of the Hydrodynamics of Falling Ice Particles -- 3.1 Physical Configuration of the Problem -- 3.2 Numerical Methods of Solving Unsteady Incompressible Navier-Stokes Equation -- 3.2.1 ANSYS Fluent -- 3.2.2 Numerical Mesh Configuration -- 3.2.3 Specifying the Shapes of Ice Particles -- 3.2.4 Tait-Bryan Angles -- 3.2.5 Initial Perturbation -- 3.2.6 Instantaneous Velocity, Terminal Velocity and Reynolds Numbers -- 3.2.7 Computational Strategy -- 3.3 Ventilation: A Convective Diffusion Problem -- 3.4 Terminal Velocity -- References -- 4 Flow Fields and Fall Attitudes of Ice Hydrometeors -- 4.1 Flow Fields Around Freely Falling Hexagonal Ice Plates -- 4.1.1 Dimensions of Ice Plates -- 4.1.2 Terminal Velocities of Falling Ice Plates of 1-10 mm Diameter -- 4.1.3 Fall Attitudes -- 4.1.4 Characteristics of Flow Around Falling Ice Plates -- 4.1.5 Drag Coefficients -- 4.2 Flow Fields Around Freely Hexagonal Ice Columns -- 4.2.1 Dimensions of Hexagonal Ice Columns -- 4.2.2 Fall Patterns of Hexagonal Columns -- 4.2.3 Stability Diagram -- 4.2.4 Torque and Flow Fields -- 4.2.5 Drag Coefficients -- 4.2.6 Impact of Fluttering and Rotation of Ice Columns -- 4.3 Stellar and Broad Branch Crystals -- 4.3.1 Dimensions of Planar Ice Crystals -- 4.3.2 Flow Characteristics -- 4.3.3 Fall Attitudes -- 4.3.4 Vorticity -- 4.3.5 Terminal Velocity -- 4.3.6 Drag Coefficients -- 4.4 Fall Behavior of Snow Aggregates -- 4.5 Motion of Falling Conical Graupel.
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4.5.1 Defining the Shape of Conical Graupel -- 4.5.2 Dimensions of Conical Graupel -- 4.5.3 Fall Attitudes and Flow Characteristics -- 4.5.4 Horizontal Displacement -- 4.5.5 Drag Coefficients -- 4.6 Spherical Hailstones -- 4.6.1 Dimensions and Velocities of Hailstones Examined -- 4.6.2 Flow Characteristics -- 4.6.3 Drag Coefficients -- 4.7 Lobbed Hailstones -- 4.7.1 Mathematical Formulation for Lobed Hailstones -- 4.7.2 Characteristics of the Flow Fields Around Falling Lobed Hailstones -- 4.7.3 Drag Coefficients -- References -- 5 Ventilation Effect of Falling Ice Hydrometeors -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Vapor Density Distributions and Ventilation Coefficients -- 5.2.1 Planar Ice Crystals -- 5.2.2 Vapor Density Around Falling Smooth Spherical Hailstones -- 5.2.3 Vapor Distribution Around Falling Lobed Hailstones -- References.
