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Computational Methods in Environmental Fluid Mechanics

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  • Graduate Students textbook covering the mathematics, numerics and software-engineering of fluid mechanics
  • Applications and recent research in environmental fluid mechanics is included
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XV
  2. Continuum Mechanics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Balance Equations of Fluid Mechanics

      • Olaf Kolditz
      Pages 3-28
    3. Turbulence

      • Olaf Kolditz
      Pages 29-43
    4. Porous Media

      • Olaf Kolditz
      Pages 45-61
    5. Problem Classification

      • Olaf Kolditz
      Pages 63-77
  3. Numerical Methods

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 79-79
    2. Numerical Methods

      • Olaf Kolditz
      Pages 81-96
    3. Finite Difference Method

      • Olaf Kolditz
      Pages 97-127
    4. Finite Element Method

      • Olaf Kolditz
      Pages 129-172
    5. Finite Volume Method

      • Olaf Kolditz
      Pages 173-190
  4. Software-Engineering

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 191-191
    2. Object-Oriented Programming Techniques

      • Olaf Kolditz
      Pages 207-231
    3. Element Implementation

      • Olaf Kolditz
      Pages 233-238
  5. Selected Topics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 239-239
    2. Non-Linear Flow in Fractured Media

      • Olaf Kolditz
      Pages 241-270
    3. Heat Transport in Fractured-Porous Media

      • Olaf Kolditz
      Pages 271-299
    4. Density Dependent Flow in Porous Media

      • Olaf Kolditz
      Pages 301-332
    5. Multiphase Flow in Deformable Porous Media

      • Olaf Kolditz
      Pages 333-372

About this book

Fluids, play an important role in environmental systems, appearing as surface water in rivers, lakes, and coastal regions or in the subsurface as well as in the atmosphere. Mechanics of environmental fluids is concerned with fluid motion, associated mass and heat transport in addition to deformation processes in subsurface systems. In this textbook the fundamental modelling approaches based on continuum mechanics for fluids in the environment are described, including porous media and turbulence. Numerical methods for solving the process governing equations and its object-oriented computer implementation are discussed and illustrated with examples. Finally the application of computer models in civil and environmental engineering is demonstrated.

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From the reviews:

"The book is warmly commended. Graduates/advanced undergraduate students, engineers, and researchers in environmental fluid dynamics, will profit from the book. The bibliography provides an important guide for further reading. It is hard to think of anyone who is concerned with the role of fluids in environment, who will not gain by reading this book and having it available for reference." (Current Engineering Practice, Vol. 45 (3-4), 2002-2003)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Center for Applied Geosciences, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany

    Olaf Kolditz

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