MAE 122Flow and Transport in the Environment
Introduction to the air and aquatic environments. Buoyancy, stratification, and rotation. Earth surface energy balance. Introduction to the atmospheric boundary layer. Advection and diffusion. Turbulent diffusion and dispersion in rivers and in the atmospheric boundary layer. Surface waves and internal gravity waves.
Prerequisites
From the catalog: “MAE 101A or CENG 101A, or consent of instructor.”
Where it sits in degree plans
One of the options in (2)
- Mechanical Engineering with a Specialization in Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Systems (B.S.)
- Mechanical Engineering with a Specialization in Renewable Energy and Environmental Flows (B.S.)
Courses that list MAE 122 as a prerequisite (1)
- MAE 121 Air Pollution Transport and Dispersion Modeling