Special Topics on Mixing and Transport in
the Environment, Spring 2005

Aerial view of a river tracer
study to evaluate lateral and longitudinal mixing. |
Instructor:
Scott A. Socolofsky
CE/TTI 802B, (979) 845-4517
Office hours: MWF 2:50-3:40 p.m.
ssocolofsky@civil.tamu.edu
Computer Labs:
CE 215
Course Meeting Times:
MWF 1:50-2:40, CE 203
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Course
Objectives
To introduce the physics and
chemistry of transport and mixing of substances in the hydrosphere
by learning to:
- understand the effects of
diffusion, advection, dispersion, and chemical reactions
- apply the governing transport
equation to solve problems with diverse boundary and initial
conditions
- evaluate the important
processes affecting fate and transport in a range of problem
situations
- synthesize the analysis tools
developed in the course to solve real-world transport problems
There is a related
PowerPoint presentation describing the course content.
If you do not have PowerPoint, you can view this presentation by
downloading and installing the
PowerPoint Viewer 97. See also
OCEN 689-501
Course
Description
(From undergraduate catalog)
CVEN 489-599 SP TP MIXING TRANS
PROCS. (3-0). Credit 3. II A first course in
Environmental Fluid Mechanics: topics include an introduction to
fluid and mass transport in naturally occurring flows, molecular
and turbulent diffusion; river, lake and estuary mixing; chemical
reaction kinetics; concentration boundary layers; atmospheric
transport; and, an introduction to environmental quality computer
modeling. Prerequisite: CVEN 311.
This material is based upon work
supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No.
CTS-0348572. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or
recommendations expressed in this material are those of the
author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National
Science Foundation (NSF). |