Author(s): Raouf E. Baddour
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Abstract: A thermal /bubbler plume theory la presented. The formulation applies to any thermal/bubbler combination including the thermal and the bubbler limiting cases. A computer model is used to study the properties of thermal/bubbler plumes and examine their interaction with an ice cover. The computer model provides a tool to design and optimize the operation of thermal/ bubbler installations. For typical conditions prevailing under an ice cover, the study shows that a minimum supply of air would have to be released in order to convey the thermal flux to a specified height. The calculations also reveal the existence of a critical supply of air above which a given thermal flux may be conveyed to any elevation above the source. This paper considers the point source configuration of a thermal/bubbler plume in a fresh water environmnent. The line source configuration han been addressed in Baddour (1988)
Year: 1988