Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
4 credits
20.0 h + 15.0 h
Q1
Teacher(s)
Soares Frazao Sandra;
Language
English
Prerequisites
A good knowledge of basic hydraulics or fluid mechanics and open-channel flows (as taught e.g. in LGCIV1051 and LGCIV2051) is an asset but is not mandatory.
Main themes
Mathematical models and numerical resolution of transient flows in contexts such as:
- Water distribution networks
- Open-channel flows
- Natural rivers with morphological evolution
Aims
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
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Contribution of the course to the program objectives (N°) AA1.1, AA1.2, AA2.1, AA2.2, AA2.3, AA2.4, AA2.5, AA3.1, AA3.2, AA3.3, AA4.2, AA4.4, AA5.2, AA5.3, AA5.6 Specific learning outcomes of the course More precisely, at the end of the course, the student will be able to :
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The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Content
1. Transient flows in pressurized pipe networks :
- Water hammer : rigid column theory
- Pressure waves
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One-dimensional flows
- Saint-venant equations, solutions by the method of characteristics
- Wave speed analysis
- Positive and negative waves - Two-dimensional flow equations
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Numerical methods
- Finite-differences : Harten, Mac Cormack
- Finite-volume and shock-capturing methods
- Application : dam-break flow
- Numerical models (finite-differences, finite-volumes)
- Non-equilibrium sediment transport
- Applications : dam-break flows over mobile beds
Faculty or entity
GC
