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Readings

All readings are drawn from the course textbook:

Fischer, Hugo, John List, C. Robert Koh, Jorg Imberger, and Norman Brooks. Mixing in Inland and Coastal Waters. San Diego, CA: Academic Press, 1979. ISBN: 0122581504.


SES #topicsREADINGS
1Introduction to Transport, Control Volumes, and Time-Scales
2Flow Profiles and TurbulenceBasics of Turbulent Flow. Chapter 7, pp. 1-5.
3Logarithmic ProfileBasics of Turbulent Flow. Chapter 7, pp. 1-5.
4Reactor Models

Residence Time Distribution
Scaling and Basic Models. Chapter 2, pp. 3-9.
5Wetland CirculationScaling and Basic Models. Chapter 2, pp. 3-9.
6Introduction to Diffusion

Differential form of Transport Equation
Conservation of Mass. Chapter 1.
7Instantaneous Point SourceInstantaneous Point Source. Chapter 3.

Adv/Diff of Inst. Pt. Source. Chapter 5, pp. 1-5.
8Accounting for Boundaries; Peclet NumberBoundary Conditions. Chapter 4.

Adv/Diff of Inst. Pt. Source. Chapter 5, pp. 6-8.
9Turbulence and DiffusionBasics of Turbulent Flow. Chapter 7, pp. 7-10.
10Quiz 1
11Continuous Release 1-D: Steady and UnsteadyContinuous Release. Chapter 6, pp. 1-2 and 5-6.
12DispersionShear Dispersion. Chapter 8.
13Dispersion (cont.)

Continuous Release Two and Three Dimensions
Continuous Release. Chapter 6, pp. 3-5.
14Diffusivity in RiversBasics of Turbulent Flow. Chapter 7, p. 10.
15Control Volume with Reactions; DissolutionReactions and Exchanges. Chapter 9, pp. 1-6.
16Constant Concentration Boundary ConditionReactions and Exchanges. Chapter 9, pp. 6-8.
17Air-water ExchangeReactions and Exchanges. Chapter 9, pp. 9-15.
18Air-water Exchange (cont.)Reactions and Exchanges. Chapter 9, pp. 9-15.
19Air-Water Exchange (cont.)Reactions and Exchanges. Chapter 9, pp. 9-15.
20Partitioning
21Quiz 2
22Retardation Factor
23Retardation Factor (cont.)
24Particle TransportReactions and Exchanges. Chapter 9, pp. 16-19.
25Colloidal TransportTransport of Particles. Chapter 10.
26Lake Physics
27Quiz 3

 








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