5 October 2009

Marine Environmental Modelling

Toru SATO

Takuji WASEDA

Shinichiro HIRABAYASHI

Outline:

It is said that the activities of human beings have caused the current environmental problems, which jeopardize our sustainability. To harmonise artefacts with the nature, we need to have deep insights of our partner, i.e. the nature. Computational Fluid Mechanics (CFD) is a powerful tool to understand the mechanisms of the global environmental issues. Here we need modelling to describe the physics. In this course, students will review the basic of Fluid Mechanics and learn some advanced applications of fluid modelling to understand the mechanisms of the environmental issues related to the atmosphere and ocean. The lecture is given in English.

Schedule:

Date	Contents	Lecturer
5 October	Guidance, Fundamental Viscous Flow	TS
19 October	Fundamental Heat and Mass Transfer	TS
26 October	Fundamental Computational Fluid Dynamics	TS
2 November	Turbulence Models	SH
9 November	Fundamental Physical Oceanography	TW
16 November	Wave and Tidal Current	TW
30 November	Effect of Earth Rotation	TW
7 December	Effect of Earth Rotation/Boundary Layer	TW
14 December	General Circulation of the Ocean	TW
21 December	Exercise (MEC Ocean Model)	TS, SH
8 January (Fri)	Exercise (MEC Ocean Model)	SH
18 January	Exercise (MEC Ocean Model)	SH
25 January	Presentation	TS, TW, SH

Marking Policy:

by attendance (50%) and presentation (50%)