OCEN 689
Special Topics in Environmental Fluid
Mechanics
Spring 2005, MWF 11:30 - 12:20, Room 137 Civil Engineering Building
Course Description: Application of fluid mechanics to problems of mixing, transport, and transformation of substances in the water environment. Topics include introduction to advective, diffusive, and dispersive processes in the environment, stratified flows, internal waves, shear flow instability, jet and plumes, and applications to mixing, transport, and transformation in rivers, lakes, and coastal waters.
Prerequisites: Undergraduate Fluid Mechanics
Instructors:
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Kuang-An Chang Office: Wisenbaker 235B Tel.: 845-4504 Email: kchang@tamu.edu |
Scott A. Socolofsky Office: Wisenbaker 235H Tel.: 845-4517 Email: socolofs@tamu.edu |
Office Hours:
MW 9:00 - 10:30
(KAC)
MWF 2:50 -
3:40 (SAS)
Textbooks:
Fischer,
H. B., List, E. G., Koh, R. C. Y., Imberger, J. and Brooks, N. H. (1979)
Mixing in Inland and Coastal Waters, Academic Press, New York, New York.
Socolofsky, S.
A. and Jirka, G. H. (2004)
Environmental Fluid Mechanics, downloadable
draft available from the link.
Announcement: Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11
Homework: HW1 HW1_Soln HW2 HW2_Soln HW3 HW3_Soln HW4 HW4_Soln