EOSC 514 - Introduction to Geological Fluid Mechanics
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Mark Jellinek
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Fluid Mechanics by authors Potter and Foss
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THIS COURSE IS NEXT OFFERED FALL, 2009
Many problems in the Earth and planetary sciences involve fluid flow. Examples include the formation and subsequent thermal evolution of planets, the generation of planetary magnetic fields, the generation, rise, chemical differentiation, flow and eruption of magmas, sedimentation and mechanical erosion at riverbeds, the flow of groundwater, and circulation and mixing in the atmosphere and oceans.
This course presents a general introduction to the broad discipline of geological fluid mechanics and complements EOSC 512 (Advanced Geophysical Fluid Dynamics). The first two-thirds of the course will introduce problem solving strategies in fluid mechanics and establish fundamental concepts including kinematics of fluids, integral and differential forms of the equations of motion, boundary conditions, dimensional analysis, scaling and stability. Understanding of core concepts is constructed by examining aspects of a number of special limits and features of flows such as boundary layers, potential flow, vorticity, lubrication theory, turbulence and waves. The last third of the class will focus on two or three specific problems drawn from the literature in detail. Selected topics will vary from year to year.
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