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University of Alberta Calendar 2017-2018 [ARCHIVED CALENDAR]

MEC E 636 - Environmental Fluid Mechanics

★ 3 (fi 6) (either term, 3-0-0) Transport of passive and active scalars. Plumes and environmental convection with applications to air pollution. Gravity currents and intrusions. Surface gravity waves. Flow in porous media. Darcy’s law with applications to groundwater flow and oil recovery. Turbulent boundary layers in the natural environment.