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Course Info

  • Course Number / Code:
  • 1.61 (Fall 2004) 
  • Course Title:
  • Transport Processes in the Environment 
  • Course Level:
  • Undergraduate / Graduate 
  • Offered by :
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
    Massachusetts, United States  
  • Department:
  • Civil and Environmental Engineering 
  • Course Instructor(s):
  • Prof. Heidi Nepf 
  • Course Introduction:
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  • 1.061 / 1.61 Transport Processes in the Environment



    Fall 2004




    Course Highlights


    This course features ten modules in the lecture notes section that cover topics such as diffusion, conservation of mass, and boundary conditions. Each module comprises notes about the theory, animated simulations, and example problems. There are example problems in the assignments section as well.

    » Watch a video introduction featuring the course instructor.
    (RM - 56K) (RM - 80K) (RM - 220K)



    Course Description


    This class serves as an introduction to mass transport in environmental flows, with emphasis given to river and lake systems. The class will cover the derivation and solutions to the differential form of mass conservation equations. Class topics to be covered will include: molecular and turbulent diffusion, boundary layers, dissolution, bed-water exchange, air-water exchange and particle transport.


    Special Features




    Technical Requirements


    RealOne™ Player software is required to run the .rm files found on this course site. Java®plug-in software is required to run the Java® files found on this course site.


    *Some translations represent previous versions of courses.

     

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