This class serves as an introduction to fluid mechanics and mass
transport in environmental flows, with
emphasis given to river systems. Class topics to be covered will
include: molecular and turbulent diffusion; hydrodynamic dispersion; mixing in rivers.
Heidi Nepf. 1.061 Transport Processes in the Environment. Fall 2008. Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT OpenCourseWare, https://ocw.mit.edu. License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA.
Seminara G. & Tubino M., “Appunti di Idraulica Ambientale, Fondamenti sulla diffusione e dispersione di traccianti passivi”, Facoltà di Ingegneria, Università di Genova, 1996;
Seminara G. & Tubino M., “Appunti di Idraulica Ambientale”, Facoltà di Ingegneria, Università di Genova, 2005;
Socolofsky S.A. & Jirka G.H., “Special Topics in Mixing and Transport Processes in the Environment”, appunti del corso “Coastal and Ocean Engineering Division Texas A&M University”, 2005;
Fischer, J.L., Imberger, List, Koh and Brooks, “Mixing in Inland and Coastal waters”, Academic Press, 1976;
Learning Objectives
To expose the students to turbulent flows and environmental transport
processes in water.