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ENGINEERING TRIPOS PART IIB – 2011/2012

Module 4A8 - Environmental Fluid Mechanics

Leader:	Dr N Swaminathan
Timing:	Lent Term
Structure:	16 lectures with integrated examples
Assessment:	*Material / Format / Timing / Marks* Lecture Syllabus / Written exam (1.5 hours) / Start of Easter Term / 100 %

AIMS

This course applies environmental fluid mechanics to enable engineers to assess the climate and air quality impacts of engineering systems such as transport and power generation.

LECTURE SYLLABUS

Turbulence; jets and plumes; buoyancy effects; contaminant dispersion
Thermal structure, chemical composition and general circulation of the atmosphere; the greenhouse effect; radiative balance
Anthropogenic emissions; atmospheric chemistry; air quality; climate change

OBJECTIVES

Upon completion of this module the student should:

Understand certain aspects of the fluid mechanics and chemistry of the atmosphere at scales from ~1 µm to ~10,000 km;
Be able to quantify the climate and air quality impacts of engineering systems, with knowledge of limitations and uncertainties in the methods used.

PREREQUISITES

No prior knowledge assumed. 4A12 and 4A13 are useful companion courses.

REFERENCES

Please see the Booklist for Group A Courses for references for this module.

Last updated: August 2011

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