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ENGINEERING TRIPOS PART IIB – 2012/2013

Module 5R18 - Environmental Fluid Mechanics

(previously IIB Module 4A8, until 2011-12)

Leader:	Dr N Swaminathan
Timing:	Lent Term
Prerequisites:	No prior knowledge assumed. 4A12 and 4A13 are useful companion courses.
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.

REFERENCES

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

Last updated: May 2012

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