Sentences with phrase «snow particles»

Prof. Peters with his research team are now developing a model that calculates the properties and behaviour of snow masses under high and low strain rates based on the structure of microscopic snow particles.

Red snow: When snow repeatedly melts partially and then refreezes, the stage is set for a red - pigmented alga, Chlamydomonas nivalis, to take up residence in the thin films of water around the snow particles.

Researchers videotaped the snow particles as the wind turbine spun to show airflow patterns.

Researchers braved harsh blizzard conditions in the middle of the night to generate a gigantic light sheet next to the 130 - meter - tall wind turbine for illuminating the snow particles.

They braved the harsh conditions in the middle of the night to set up a large searchlight with specially designed reflecting optics to generate a gigantic light sheet next to the 130 - meter - tall wind turbine for illuminating the snow particles in a 36 - meter - wide - by -36-meter-high area.

The group uses a variety of measurement techniques such as sonic anemometers, hot wires, snow particle counters and shadowgraphy, which involves illuminating the flow with snow particles from one side of the tunnel — the walls are made of glass — and obtaining images with a high - speed camera from the other side.

We really wanted to bring across how bitter and relentless the cold is through the dynamic nature of the wind and snow particles, and the way in which they can affect visibility.