Schedule

Week 01

Aug 27

Introduction & Steady-state saturated flow

Lecture note #01

Aug 29

Steady-state saturated flow

Lecture note #01

Week 02

Sep 3

Transient saturated flow; saturated solute transport

Lecture note #02

Sep 5

Saturated solute transport

Lecture note #03

ReleaseHW #1

Week 03

Sep 10

Multiphase fluids in capillary tubes (a)

Lecture note #04

Sep 12

Multiphase fluids in capillary tubes (b)

Lecture note #05

Week 04

Sep 17

Porous medium models and characteristic curves

J&H Ch 3

DueHW #1

Sep 19

Macroscopic description of two-phase flow

P&C Ch 11

ReleaseHW #2

Week 05

Sep 24

Richards’ assumptions; Richards’ Equation

P&C Ch 11

Sep 26

Steady-state unsaturated flow

Lecture note #08

DueHW #2

Week 06

Oct 1

Numerical solution of steady-state unsat. flow (a)

Lecture note #09

ReleaseHW #03

Oct 3

Numerical solution of steady-state unsat. flow (b)

Week 07

Oct 8

Transient unsaturated flow (a)

J&H Ch 3

Oct 10

No class (Remembering Prof. Tom Meixner)

Week 08

Oct 15

Transient unsaturated flow (b)

J&H Ch 3

DueHW #3

Oct 17

Numerical solution for transient unsat. flow

Celia 1990

Week 09

Oct 22

Use HYDRUS to study 1D transient unsat flow (In class)

Oct 24

2D unsaturated flow

Lecture note #12

Week 10

Oct 29

Review session for the midterm exam

ReleaseHW #4

Oct 31

Midterm Oral Exam

Time & Location (TBD)

Week 11

Nov 5

Comments on midterm & Measurement methods

Lecture note #15

Nov 7

Visit the lab of Dr. Mark Brusseau

DueHW #4

Week 12

Nov 12

Parameter estimation/Inverse modeling & Use spreadsheet model

Lecture note #13

Nov 14

Inverse modeling w/ HYDRUS (in class)

Lecture notes #16 & #13a

Week 13

Nov 19

Introduction to PFAS

Nov 21

Transport of PFAS under unsat. flow

Guo 2020

ReleaseHW #5

Week 14

Nov 26

Fluid-fluid interfacial area

Nov 28

No class (Thanksgiving recess)

Week 15

Dec 3

Presentation of final projects

DueHW #5

Dec 5

Informal presentation of “Art of Porous Media Flow” & Review session for the final exam

Week 16

Dec 10

No class (review for final exam)

Dec 16

Final Exam

Time & Location (2-4 pm in Harshbarger 203)