Chapter 7
Gravity Current Prior to Backdraft Table of contents
1. Introduction............................................................................ 155 2. State of the Art ...................................................................... 155 3. Simplified Methods for Gravity Current ................................. 156 4. Checking the Setup of the Simulation with Saltwater Experiments.................................................................................. 158 4.1 Saltwater Experiment Configuration .................................... 158 4.2 Simulation Setup.................................................................. 160 4.3 Visual Result of the Simulations .......................................... 161 4.4 Qualitative Comparison of the Results................................. 174 4.5 Quantitative Comparison of the Results .............................. 175 5. Effect of Opening Location on the Gravity Current................ 177 5.1 Simulation Setup.................................................................. 177 5.2 New Opening Geometries ..................................................... 177 5.3 Visual Results of the Simulations......................................... 179 5.4 Quantitative Results ............................................................ 186 6. Effect of Compartment Ratio on the Gravity Current............ 187 6.1 Simulation Setup.................................................................. 187