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Turbulent instability dynamics of large fire plumes
This graphic depicts the turbulent instability dynamics of large fire plumes, which were modeled at the University at Buffalo's Center for Computational Research using Large Eddy Simulation techniques. The mesh superimposed on the bottom of the plume is the underlying computational grid utilized to carry out the calculation.
[Research supported by a U.S. National Science Foundation Career award to Paul DesJardin. CCR was started in 1998 with funding from an NSF Major Research Infrastructure grant.] (Date of Image: April 2007)
Credit: P.E. DesJardin, Dept. of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University at Buffalo; visualization by Adam Koniak, Center for Computational Research, University at Buffalo
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