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Fluidics, the Coanda Effect, and some orographic winds

Der Coanda-Effekt und spezielle orographische Winde

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The Coanda Effect was a major contribution to fluidic technology first described in the 1930's. It explains the result of a jet passing through a nozzle into a large chamber and the consequent pressure distribution. This principle was applied to airstreams over the Carpathians and Transylvanian Alps [2]. A second paper [3] described the results and consequences of the Effect on the weather, vegetation and agriculture of the lower Danube valley. These results are presented here and the principle is applied to two other cases by the author: the strong winds which have been described at Big Delta, Alaska, and the mistral of the Rhone valley. The possible effects are described and a plea is made for detailed mesoscale studies in areas where a Coanda Effect may occur.

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Der Coanda-Effekt ist zuerst 1930 als Beitrag zur Strömungstechnologie beschrieben worden. Er erklärt die Wirkung eines durch eine Düse in eine größere Kammer strömenden Strahlstromes und die daraus folgende Druckverteilung. Das Prinzip ist auf Luftströmungen über die Karpaten und Transsilvanischen Alpen angewendet worden [2] und die Auswirkungen auf Wetter, Vegetation und Landwirtschaft in der Donauniederung von Rumänien sind beschrieben worden [3]. Darüber wird hier referiert und das Prinzip wird vom Autor auf Starkwinde bei Big Delta in Alaska und auf den Mistral im Rhonetal angewendet. Die möglichen Auswirkungen werden beschrieben und es wird ein Vorschlag für Mesoscale-Detailuntersuchungen in Gebieten, wo der Coanda-Effekt zu vermuten ist, gemacht.

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Giles, B.D. Fluidics, the Coanda Effect, and some orographic winds. Arch. Met. Geoph. Biokl. A. 25, 273–279 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02321800

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