GEOE537 FLOW THROUGH POROUS MEDIA
Course Code: |
5640537 |
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): |
3(3-0) |
ECTS Credit: |
8.0 |
Department: |
Geological Engineering |
Language of Instruction: |
English |
Level of Study: |
Graduate |
Course Coordinator: |
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Offered Semester: |
Fall or Spring Semesters. |
Course Content
Properties of porous media. Introduction to flow of fluids in porous media. General differential equation governing fluid flow and deformation. Initial and boundary value problems and specific solutions with emphasis on reservoir hydraulics involving pumping well, steady and transient infiltration. Applications of conformal mapping techniques. Hydrodynamic dispersion. Numerical and analog models in porous media flow problems.