| Title | Syllabus | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Essentials of turbulence | Introduction, Laminar vs turbulent flows, Length and time scales; Reynolds decomposition, Reynolds stress, vortex stretching; Kinetic energy and vorticity equations; Voriticity dynamics; Statistical description, correlation, spectrum; Examples of turbulent flows: grid turbulence, wakes, jets, boundary layers; Transport and dispersion of contaminants; Buoyancy effects; Modern experimental and numerical techniques. | S.B. Pope, “Turbulence,” Cambridge University Press, 2000. J.O. Hinze, “Turbulence,” McGraw-Hill, 1975. H. Tennekes and J.L. Lumley, “A first course in turbulence,” MIT Press, 1972. C.C. Lin, “Statistical theories of turbulence,” Princeton University Press, 1963. |