1

Introduction

2-3

Molecular Diffusion

Random Walk Processes

Application to Solar Ponds

Molecular Diffusion (PDF)

4-6

Turbulent Advection and Diffusion

1-, 2-, and 3-D Models of Concentration Distributions from Point, Line, and Plane Sources

Instantaneous and Continuous Discharges

Applications to Water and Air Pollution

Turbulent Diffusion (PDF)

7-8

Spatial Averaging

Longitudinal Dispersion in Steady and Unsteady Flows

Applications to Rivers

Spatial Averaging (PDF)

9-11

Mixing in Estuaries and Embayments

Tidal Motion, Salinity Intrusion

Flushing and Residence Time Concepts

Field Tracer Studies

Estuarine Mixing (PDF)

12

First Quiz

13

Reactor Tanks (Fully Mixed, Dispersed Flow, and Plug Flow)

Models of Reservoirs and Ponds

Applications

Reactor Vessels (PDF)

14-15

Initial Mixing (Jets and Plumes; Ocean Outfalls)

Applications

Initial Mixing (PDF - 3.0 MB)

16-17

Surface Boundary Processes: Exchange of Mass, Momentum, and Thermal Energy

Thermal Stratification in Lakes and Reservoirs

Models of Oil Spill Trajectory

Gas Exchange

Surface Processes (PDF - 1.0 MB)

18-19

Bottom Boundary Processes: Sediment Erosion/Deposition

Discrete and Flocculant Settling

Sorption Processes

Sediment-Water Exchange

Sediment-Water Exchange (PDF - 1.8 MB)

20-21

Carbon, Nutrient, and Oxygen Cycles

Dissolved Oxygen in Rivers and Estuaries

Dissolved Oxygen (PDF)

22-23

Numerical Models of Hydrodynamics and Water Quality and their Linkage in 1-, 2-, and 3-D

Model Selection/Assessment

Case Studies

Water Quality Models (PDF)

24

Second Quiz

25

Student Presentations