Hydraulics and Applied Fluid Mechanics for Environmental Engineers
Applies hydraulics and fluid mechanics principles to environmental engineering systems conveying, controlling, and measuring flows of liquids, slurries, and gases.
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Describe flow measurement and conveyance piping, equipment, and appurtenances commonly used for fluids in environmental engineering
Describe and use concepts of conservation of mass and energy for fluid flow
Estimate energy losses in a given flow system for water, sludge/biosolids mixtures, other liquids, and gases under steady flow conditions
Describe problems of unsteady flow and transient flow conditions that may be encountered in environmental engineering and how such problems may be addressed by design
Examine and design full pipe flow and open channel flow systems, including pumping and blower/compressor systems, hydraulic control structures, piping and channels for fluids normally encountered in environmental engineering problems
Use modern engineering tools to solve hydraulics and applied fluid mechanics problems in environmental engineering
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Principles of hydraulics and fluid mechanics applied to environmental engineering systems that convey, control, and measure the flow of liquids, solid-liquid slurries, and gases.
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- Flow measurement and conveyance piping equipment and appurtenances.
- Unsteady and transient flow conditions and their design considerations.
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- Apply conservation of mass and energy principles to estimate energy losses in steady flow systems for water, sludge, and gases.
- Design full pipe flow, open channel flow, pumping, and blower/compressor systems for environmental engineering applications.
- Use modern engineering tools to solve hydraulics and applied fluid mechanics problems.
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