Continuous release, dense gas, field experiments with obstacles. Final report on project BA.X2 : Final report on project BA.X2

The present report is the final report on a three-years project on dense gas dispersion. The work was carried out in collaboration with a number of European institutions, and our part was to participate in a field experiment with continuous releases of liquefied propane with and without momentum. A data base is available, containing three-dimensional velocities, temperatures and concentrations.

The main objective of the experiment was to examine the influence of obstacles of simple geometry and to study concentration fluctuations and turbulence inside a dense gas cloud. Some results of the experiment are presented here but may also be found in the reports of our project partners. (author) 11 ills., 10 refs..