Date of Award

3-2005

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science

Department

Department of Engineering Physics

First Advisor

Steven T. Fiorino, PhD

Abstract

The objective of this research is to create a two-dimensional cloud rise model that could be used instead of the current one-dimensional cloud rise model in the Defense Land Fallout Intepretive Code (DELFIC) option of the Hazard Prediction and Assessment Capability (HPAC). The model includes numerical analysis of partial differential equations involving pressure, potential temperature, horizontal and vertical winds, and specific humidity. The 2-D model developed provides a much more detailed definition of the physical properties within the mushroom cloud than the 1-D DELFIC option. This is particularly useful in fallout studies on particle formation, fractionation, and particle location within the rising/risen cloud. The analysis model created for this study is the result of modifications to a convective cloud simulation. The primary modification to the convective cloud model is the incorporation of initial conditions for a nuclear cloud similar to those used in DELFIC’s initial conditions module. The code is compared to atmospheric test data for verification purposes.

AFIT Designator

AFIT-GNE-ENP-05-11

DTIC Accession Number

ADA439509

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