Pressure Extremes

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02. Fluid Dynamics of the

Simulating high altitude wind flows and heat exchanges

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the Upper Atmosphere

exchanges through high & low pressure systems

Modelling geometry to process in CFD to achieve The movement of air particles in the jet stream (1), the thermal exchange in a vertical column of air - as occurs

Solid geometry serves as volumes of air, their boundary surfaces used as inlets

Diagrams

achieve an illustrative output that demonstrates: occurs in a high or low pressure system (2) and the global scale thresholds of temperature in the mid-latitudes. inlets and outlets for velocity, pressure, volume flow rate, and heat exchange.

Temperature: High / Low Heat Exchanger Inlet / Outlet

Northern Hemisphere

representing cyclones and anticyclones, and heat exchange between the the cool northern and warmer southern latitudes.

bigger latitude range

Jet stream bifurcation due to blocking patterns temperature and heat exchange

Thermal threshold meshes

Thermal Flows of the Northern

Northern Hemisphere

Cyclonic & Anti-Cyclonic

Introducing the vertical column of air that transports thermal energy between the jet stream flow and thermal exchange between the cyclone and anticyclone allowed for two