THE PENETRATION OF ATMOSPHERIC INVERSIONS BY HOT PLUMES

G. Spurr Central Electricity Research Laboratories, England

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Abstract

Power-station chimneys emit hot gases which may be sufficiently buoyant to penetrate inversions associated with periods of smog. Two notable instances of smog in Great Britain have been examined, applying formulae derived by Sutton and Priestley. A method has been suggested whereby an estimation may be made of the amount of heat required to ensure the penetration of an inversion by a plume.

Abstract

Power-station chimneys emit hot gases which may be sufficiently buoyant to penetrate inversions associated with periods of smog. Two notable instances of smog in Great Britain have been examined, applying formulae derived by Sutton and Priestley. A method has been suggested whereby an estimation may be made of the amount of heat required to ensure the penetration of an inversion by a plume.

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