This experimental study analyses the dynamics of concentration fluctuations in a passive plume emitted by a point source within the turbulent boundary layer. We aim to extend the popular study of Fackrell and Robins (1982) about concentration fluctuations and fluxes from point sources by including third and fourth moments of concentration. We also further inquire into the influence of source conditions, such as the source size, source elevation and emission velocity, on higher order concentration moments. The data set is completed by a detailed description of the velocity statistics within the TBL, with exhaustive information on both the temporal and spatial structure of the flow. The experimental data-set has been used to test two different modeling ap- proaches: an analytical meandering plume model (in one and in three dimen- sions) and a Lagrangian stochastic micro-mixing model.

Cette étude, menée principalement par des moyens expérimentaux, analyse la dynamique des fluctuations de concentration produites au sein d’un panache d’un scalaire passif émis par une source ponctuelle dans une couche limite turbulente. En étendant le travail de Fackrell and Robins (1982) sur les fluctuations de concentration, on décrit l’évolution des quatre premiers moments de la concentration et on étudie l’influence des conditions à la source (telles que la taille et la hauteur de la source et la vitesse de sortie) sur les moments mêmes. L’étude est complétée par une description détaillée des statistiques du champ de vitesse dans la couche limite, comprenant des informations sur la structure spatiale et temporelle de la turbulence. Cette base de données expérimentale a été utilisée pour valider deux différentes approches à la modélisation de la dispersion: un modèle analytique de meandering et un modèle Lagrangien stochastique avec un schéma de micro mélange. / This experimental study analyses the dynamics of concentration fluctuations in a passive plume emitted by a point source within the turbulent boundary layer. We aim to extend the popular study of Fackrell and Robins (1982) about concentration fluctuations and fluxes from point sources by including third and fourth moments of concentration. We also further inquire into the influence of source conditions, such as the source size, source elevation and emission velocity, on higher order concentration moments. The data set is completed by a detailed description of the velocity statistics within the TBL, with exhaustive information on both the temporal and spatial structure of the flow. The experimental data-set has been used to test two different modeling ap- proaches: an analytical meandering plume model (in one and in three dimen- sions) and a Lagrangian stochastic micro-mixing model.