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Entrainment Constant for Smoke Layer Height

fire_dynamics_tools_chapter_2_equation_2_11

Calculates the entrainment constant k for use in smoke layer height calculations

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k = \frac{0.21}{\rho_g} \cdot \left( \frac{\rho_a^{2} \cdot g }{ c_p \cdot T_a } \right)^{1/3}

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