Next academic year

Environmental and Applied Fluid Dynamics

Module aims

To explore a number of environmental and applied topics in fluid dynamics and deepen the understanding of the physical processes and governing equations over a range of industrially and environmentally relevant applications. The course will build on principles covered in previous thermofluids courses, such as fluid mechanics, turbulence and heat transfer.

ECTS = 5

Learning outcomes

On completion of this module students will be able to:

1. Apply the principles of fluid mechanics and thermodynamics to a range of engineering and environmental problems.

2. Create mathematical models of a number of key physical processes in environmental and engineering fluid mechanics.

3. Derive appropriate solutions to mathematical models and evaluate their implications for environmental engineering.

4. Appreciate the key research challenges in the analysis of important physical processes in environmental and engineering fluid mechanics.

Module syllabus

Atmospheric and Aerosol Dynamics

Atomisation and Sprays

Aeroacoustics

Pre-requisites

 ME3 Fluid Mechanics

Teaching methods

Students will be introduced to the main topics through lectures, supported by technology such as Panopto and Blackboard. Tutorials sessions will provide an opportunity for interaction with teaching staff and discussion of specific problems.

Assessments

Reading list

Atomisation and Sprays

• Atomization and sprays

  Lefebvre, Arthur H. (Arthur Henry), 1923-2003, author.

  Second edition., CRC Press

Aeroacoustics

• Sound and sources of sound

  Dowling, A. P.

  Ellis Horwood

• Modern methods in analytical acoustics : lecture notes / D. G. Crighton, A. P. Dowling. J. E. Ffowcs Williams, M. Heckl and F. G. Leppington.

  Crighton, D. G.,

  Springer,

• Basic principles of aerodynamic noise generation

  Crighton, D.G.

  Progress in aerospace sciences Elsevier Ltd

Atmospheric and Aerosol Dynamics

• Air Pollution: Concepts, Theory, and Applications

  Seigneur, Christian

• The physics of energy

  Jaffe, Robert L., author.

  Cambridge University Press

• Characteristics of fine and ultrafine aerosols in the London underground

  Kumar, Prashant ; Zavala-Reyes, Juan C. ; Kalaiarasan, Gopinath ; Abubakar-Waziri, Hisham ; Young, Gloria ; Mudway, Ian ; Dilliway, Claire ; Lakhdar, Ramzi ; Mumby, Sharon ; Kłosowski, Michał M. ; Pain, Christopher C. ; Adcock, Ian M. ; Watson, Jonathan S. ; Sephton, Mark A. ; Chung, Kian Fan ; Porter, Alexandra E.

  The Science of the total environment Elsevier B.V

• Population Balance of Particles in Flows

  Rigopoulos, Stelios (Imperial College London)

  Cambridge University Press

• Atmospheric chemistry and physics : from air pollution to climate change

  Seinfeld, John H., author.

  Third edition., Wiley

• Air pollution meteorology and dispersion

  Arya, S. Pal.

  Oxford University Press