Turbulent Flow and Transport

Calendar

Week #	Topics
1	Review of Flow and Transport Equations, with Particular Emphasis on the Energy Equation and the Role of Viscous Dissipation
2	Instability and Transition
3	Fundamental Concepts in Turbulence, Approaches to Closure, and Turbulence Modeling
4	Jets, Wakes, etc. Modeled via Simple Closure Schemes. Scalar Transport in Free Flows (Temperature, Concentration)
5	Buoyant Plumes, Transient Thermals, etc.
6	Turbulent Flow over Walls: General Near-Wall Scaling Laws; Flows in Pipes, Channels, etc.
7	Boundary Layers
8	Transient Dispersion in Laminar and Turbulent Shear Flows (Taylor Dispersion)
9	Turbulence Models and Their Application
10	Additional Topics