Environmental Fluid Mechanics

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Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours. Examination of fluid and mass transport in naturally occurring flows; includes Navier-Stokes equations; molecular and turbulent diffusion; advective, reacting transport equation; dispersion; river, lake, estuary and atmospheric mixing; dissolution boundary layers; wastewater outfalls; introduction to environmental quality numerical modeling. Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in CVEN 311/EVEN 311 , or approval of instructor.