Many flows in environmental and in industrial situations can be characterised as ‘shallow’, with the horizontal scales being essentially larger than the vertical size of the flow domain. Examples are flows in rivers, estuaries, the coastal region, harbours, fresh water reservoirs, but also in settling chambers for water treatment. Shallowness implies a rather specific flow dynamics.

The aim of this Lecture Series (online / on-site) is to propose an overview of various aspects of shallow flows: fundamental as well as applied aspects, and numerical modelling as well as laboratory studies and field observations. Topics to be covered in the lecture series include laboratory and numerical studies of fundamental physical processes and transport mechanisms in shallow mixing layers, wakes, jets, and open channels. Also, transport of heat, solutes, and pollutants in canonical shallow flows and generic flow configurations will be discussed. Other topics are: interaction with vegetation, sediment transport and morphodynamics, which are relevant features of environmental shallow flows, such as those found in the coastal area, estuaries, harbours and in rivers.

The course will be delivered by a number of internationally recognized experts: 

• Prof. GertJan van Heijst , TU Eindhoven
• Assistant Prof. Matias Duran Matute, TU Eindhoven
• Prof. Wim Uijttewaal, TU Delft
• Prof. Scott Socolofsky, Texas A&M
• Prof. Anne Lightbody, University of New Hampshire
• Dr. Theo Gerkema, NIOZ
• Prof. Huib de Swart, Universiteit Utrecht

The aim of this course is to give a wide overview of various aspects of shallow flows. No specific prior knowledge of geophysical or environmental fluid dynamics is required, although it is assumed that the participants have a general background in fluid dynamics.

The Lecture Series Director is Professor Matias Duran Matute from TU Eindhoven and the local coordinator is Professor Jeroen van Beeck from the von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics.

Interested? Register now. The early bird registration deadline is on 28th of February 2023.