| Study programme competencies |
| Code | Study programme competences |
| A3 | Capacity to apply the mechanics of the fluids and the fundamental flow equations in calculate for conductions at pressure and in free layer |
| A10 | Understanding of the fundaments of dynamic fluid computation (CFD). Capacity to elaborate codes that can resolve non-understandable flow on the surface as well as in the porous media |
| A11 | Knowledge of numerical models applied to hydraulic engineering. Capacity to use and analyse the results of the hydraulic models. Capacity to design, develop and analyse numerical schemes used in a hydraulic models |
| B1 | To resolve problems effectively |
| B2 | To apply critical thinking, logic and creativity |
| B3 | To work individually with initiative |
| B4 | To communicate effectively in work surroundings |
| B5 | Continuous recycling of knowledge in a general perspective in a global situation of water engineering |
| B6 | Understanding of the need to analyse history to understand the present |
| B7 | Facility to integrate in multidiscipline teams |
| B8 | Capacity to organize and plan |
| B9 | Capacity for analysis, synthesis and structure of information and ideas |
| C1 | To understand the importance of the enterprising culture and to know the means at the reach of the enterprising people |
| C2 | To value knowledge critically, technology and available information to resolve problems that they will face |
| C3 | To assume as a professional and citizen the importance of learning throughout life |
| C4 | To value the importance of the investigation, innovation and technology development in the social –economic advance and cultural in society |
| C5 | To posses and understand knowledge that gives a base or oportunity to be original in the development and for applications of ideas, often in the context of investigation |
| C6 | The students must be able to apply the acquired knowledge and their capacity to resolve problems in new surrandings or not well known within wider contexts (or multidiscipline) related with the study area |
| C7 | The students must be able to integrate knowledge and to affront the complexity to formulate judgements from information that, been incomplete or limited, include reflexions about social responsabilities and ethics related to the application of the knowledge and judments |
| C8 | The students must be able to comunicate their conclusions, knowledge and the last reasons that support them, to spezialated publics and not spezialated in a clear and unambiguous way. |
| C9 | The student must possess the learning ability with permits them to continues to study in a manner wich will be in a great measure self directed and individual |
| Learning aims | |||
| Learning outcomes | Study programme competences | ||
| Ability to apply the fluid mechanics and the fundamental equations of flow calculation pressure pipes and sheet free. Understanding the basics of computational fluid dynamics (CFD). Ability to develop codes that solve incompressible flow both free surface and porous medium. Knowledge of numerical models applied to hydraulic engineering. Capacity use and analyze the results of a hydraulic model. Ability to design, develop and analyze numerical schemes used in a hydraulic model. | AC3 AC10 AC11 |
BC1 BC2 BC3 BC4 BC5 BC6 BC7 BC8 BC9 |
CC1 CC2 CC3 CC4 CC5 CC6 CC7 CC8 CC9 |
| Contents |
| Topic | Sub-topic |
| Fundamentals of Open Channel flow (revision) | Open Channel flow |
| Fundamentals of Computational Fluid Dynamics |
Computational Fluid Dynamics |
| Governing equations | Saint-Venant Navier-Stokes Potential flow Stream-vorticity Stokes flow Shallow water Convection-diffusion Darcy,... |
| Fundamentals of Matlab programming | Matlab programming |
| Finite Element programming of fluid models | Hydrodynamic models Porous media models Geochemical models |
| Fundamentals of Finite Volumes programming | Finite Volumes programming |
| Comercial programmes | Comercial programmes |
| Planning | ||||
| Methodologies / tests | Competencies | Ordinary class hours | Student’s personal work hours | Total hours |
| Seminar | A3 A10 A11 B9 B8 B7 B6 B5 B4 B3 B2 B1 C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 | 30 | 30 | 60 |
| Guest lecture / keynote speech | A3 A10 A11 B9 B8 B7 B6 B5 B4 B3 B2 B1 C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 | 30 | 30 | 60 |
| Personalized attention | 30 | 0 | 30 | |
| (*)The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students. | ||||
| Methodologies |
| Methodologies | Description |
| Seminar | Practical lectures related to the theoretical aspects regarded at the magistral lectures |
| Guest lecture / keynote speech | Regular lectures where the main theoretical contents of the subjects are regarded |
| Personalized attention |
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| Assessment | |||
| Methodologies | Competencies | Description | Qualification |
| Guest lecture / keynote speech | A3 A10 A11 B9 B8 B7 B6 B5 B4 B3 B2 B1 C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 | The knowledge of the concepts developed at the magistral lectures will be assesed and considered for the final mark | 50 |
| Seminar | A3 A10 A11 B9 B8 B7 B6 B5 B4 B3 B2 B1 C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 | The attendance to the semminars and the work being developed at the semminars will be considered for the final mark | 50 |
| Assessment comments | |||
| Sources of information |
| Basic |
J. Puertas Agudo (2000). Apuntes de Hidráulica de Canales. Nino
J. Donea (2003). Finite Element Methods for Flow Problems. Wiley
O. Pironneau (1989). Finite Element Methods for Fluids. Wiley
G. Carey, J. Oden (1984). Finite Elements. Prentice-Hall
A. Chadwick (1986). Hydraulics in Civil Engineering. Allen&Unwin
P. Gresho, R Sani (2000). Incompressible flow and the finite element method. Wiley
Singiresu Rao (2005). The Finite Element Method in Engineering. Elsevier
O. C. Zienkiewicz, R.L. Taylor (1982). The Finite Element Method. Vol 3, Fluid dynamics. Mc Graw Hill |
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