The aim of this unit is to gain a quantitative knowledge of the fluid dynamics of both freshwater and marine environments. Topics covered include (1) physical laws governing fluid motion and exact solutions, an introduction to scaling as a means of simplifying complex equations; (2) introduction to turbulence—Reynolds averaged Navier-Stokes equations, basic statistical descriptions and concept of eddy viscosity, molecular versus turbulent diffusion; (3) mixing in rivers—boundary layers, velocity profiles, hydraulic jumps, transport equation, shear dispersion; (4) mixing in a density-stratified fluid—models of mixing, concept of mixing efficiency and mixing across density interfaces,... -- Course Website
Instructor: Associate Professor Nicole Jones
Prerequisites: enrolment in the Master of Professional Engineerng; for pre-2012 courses: MATH2040 Engineering Mathematics or MATH2209 Calculus and Probability or MATH1002 Mathematical Methods 2