HYDRODYNAMICS OF BAYS AND RESERVOIRS

· Prerequisites from fluid mechanics (Navier-Stokes and Reynolds equations, equations on a rotating frame, scaling of the equations).

· Overview of circulation in bays, lakes and reservoirs.

· Wind induced circulation.

· Tidal circulation.

· Density currents.

· Complications introduced by irregular bathymetry.

· Stratification in reservoirs.

SEMESTER	8th or 10th
eclass	http://www.civil.upatras.gr/el/ProptixiakhEkpaideysh/Mathimata/EEtos/entry/317fc45d-4ea5-49c6-8e1e-cec8a4db35d3/?PageNo=0 https://eclass.upatras.gr/courses/CIV1642/
Details	https://www.civil.upatras.gr/index.php/odhgos/
Instructor	HORSCH GEORGIOS
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION and EXAMINATIONS	Greek
Credits ECTS	5
Teaching Hours	3
Erasmus+	No
Code	CIV_8455Α

Students are intended to become familiar with:

The basic components of hydrodynamic circulation in coastal and lacustrine waters and in reservoirs.
Basic forms of the equations which govern the hydrodynamic circulation, estimation of the order of magnitude of various terms and analysis of the intrinsic scales of problems.
Simple, one-dimensional models of wind-induced and tidal circulation and density currents.
Complications introduced in the circulation by complex bathymetry and stratification (strong coastal currents, the cycle of thermal stratification, internal waves).