Atmospheric Vortex Engine


Table 5. Effect of entrainment constants a and b on: LNB, peak mass flux without detrainment (Mn), peak mass flux with detrainment (Md), maximum updraft velocity (vm), and maximum virtual temperature excess (D Tvm). Initial updraft diameter 100 m.
a b LNB Mn Md vm D Tvm
(kPa) (ratio) (ratio) (m/s) (K)
Oceanic sounding
0.1 0.5 74 5.27 2.57 2.36 0.48
0.05 2.0 54 3.03 1.84 3.07 0.88
0.067 0.0 72 5.82 2.54 2.76 0.50
Continental sounding
0.1 0.5 50 35.67 17.91 4.69 0.84
0.05 2.0 46 9.94 7.02 4.58 1.05
0.067 0.0 48 23.19 15.49 5.72 1.47

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