Atmospheric Flows
About Atmospheric Flow Research
The atmospheric boundary layer, referring to the lowermost section of the Earth’s atmosphere, is largely influenced by its interactions with earth’s surface. SAFL researchers use laboratory experiments, field campaigns, numerical simulations, and innovative imaging techniques to investigate a wide-range of near-surface processes, including wall turbulence, thermal stability, and applications involving complex terrains.
SAFL Affiliated Faculty
Michele Guala
Jiarong Hong
Lian Shen
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Broadway Pump Station Physical Model
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After a 2011 flood caused extensive damage in Minot, North Dakota, MWH Americas, Inc. was hired to design a pumping station as part of the Mouse River Enhanced Flood Protection Plan, to pump stormwater over the river levee during flood events. The applied engineering team at the St. Anthony Falls Laboratory was then tasked to build a physical model of the proposed pumping station to identify and mitigate unanticipated/unacceptable flow patterns prior to construction.
Long-throated U-flume study
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SAFL researchers built a scale model of a round-bottomed long-throated flume, in order to validate Winflume software for this specific flume geometry.