MASC538 BOUNDARY LAYERS
| Course Code: |
9500538 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): |
3(3-0) |
| ECTS Credit: |
8.0 |
| Department: |
Graduate School Of Marine Sciences |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
| Level of Study: |
Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: |
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| Offered Semester: |
Fall or Spring Semesters. |
Course Content
Fundamentals of boundary layer theory. Transfer of momentum, vorticity and heat across boundary layer, Laminar, turbulent and transition flows. Effects of wall roughness. Skin friction and forces on bodies. Types of oceanic and atmospheric boundary layers with applications to upwelling and circulation.
