Mixing of air containing small water droplets is investigated in the laboratory model to elucidate smallest scales of air entrainment and mixing in real clouds. Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) is applied to evaluate turbulent characteristics of the flow field generated in the cloud chamber by buoyancy of the introduced mist. It permits to investigate dynamics of the process for scales from 0.0...

The solar chimney power facility has the potential to become a valuable technology for renewable energy production. Its financial viability depends on a thorough understanding of the processes affecting its performance, particularly because of the large startup costs associated with facility design and construction. This paper describes the potential impacts on plant capacity resulting from clo...

In aeolian transport saltation is an important link by which momentum is transmitted from the air to the bed through grain impact, but momentum transfer, impact and subsequent entrainment take place in a very shallow layer at the air-bed interface with large velocity gradients. Consequently, experimental evidence on the impact-entrainment processes has been obtained from few and simplified stud...