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EEPS 432 001 (CRN: 24682)
FLUID FLOW IN EEPS
Long Title: FLUID FLOW AND TRANSPORT PROCESSES IN EARTH, ENVIRONMENTAL AND PLANETARY SCIENCES.
Department: Earth/Environmnt/Planetary Sci
Instructor: Gonnermann, Helge
Meeting: 2:00PM - 3:15PM MW (12-JAN-2026 - 24-APR-2026)
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Section Max Enrollment: 18
Section Enrolled: 0
Total Cross-list Max Enrollment: 18
Total Cross-list Enrolled: 0
Enrollment data as of: 24-NOV-2025 3:06PM
Final Exam: Scheduled Final Exam-OTR Room
Description: The course will cover from among the following topics: fluid flow in fractured rocks, groundwater flow, pipe and channel flow, buoyancy driven flows, low vs. high Reynolds number flow, inviscid and viscous flow, gravity currents, stratified flow, jets and plumes, flow in rotating fluids, advective-dispersive transport, dynamical similarity and dimensional analysis, dynamical chaos. For each topic conceptual descriptions of the phenomenon in question will be discussed and the governing conservation laws, which are in the form of partial differential equations, will be explained on the basis of these conceptual models. Cross-list: EEPS 632. Recommended Prerequisite(s): Calculus and basic familiarity with differential equations. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for EEPS 432 if student has credit for EEPS 632/ESCI 418/ESCI 618.