Laboratory experiments on vortices in a shallow fluid layer - Courtesy Andrzej Cieslik

Introduction

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 purpose of this Lecture Series is to offer 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 that will be addressed in the Lecture Series are, for example, 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 occurring in the coastal area, estuaries, harbours and in rivers.

The course will be delivered by a number of internationally recognized experts. 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 GertJan van Heijst from TU Eindhoven and the local coordinator is Professor Jeroen van Beeck from the von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics.

 

 

Location

In any case, the lecture series are foreseen ONLINE. If the COVID situation improves, we will organize the lecture series on site.

Schedule

Monday 19 April 2021

• 09:00 Welcome
• 09:15 Lab experiments on shallow flows / tidal exchange flows
  Professor GertJan van Heijst , TU Eindhoven, The Netherlands
• 10:30 Coffee break
• 11:00 Scaling of shallow flows / sediment transport
  Assistant Professor Matias Duran Matute, TU Eindhoven, The Netherlands
• 12:30 Lunch
• 14:00 Interaction with vegetation
  Professor Heidi Nepf, MIT, USA
• 15:15 Coffee break
• 15:45 Interaction with vegetation (Continued)
  Professor Heidi Nepf
• 17:00 Online Reception

Tuesday 20 April 2021

• 09:00 Tidal transport
  Dr. Theo Gerkema, NIOZ, The Netherlands
• 10:30 Coffee break
• 11:00 Geomorphodynamics of coastal and inland seas 
  Professor Huib de Swart, Universiteit Utrecht, The Netherlands
• 12:30 Lunch and poster session
• 14:00 Stability analysis of shallow flows
  Professor Scott Socolofsky, Texas A&M, USA
• 15:15 Coffee break
• 15:45 Tidal jet vortices and inlet mixing
  Professor Scott Socolofsky

Wednesday 21 April 2021

• 09:00 Geomorphodynamics of coastal and inland seas (Continued)
  Professor Huib de Swart
• 10:30 Coffee break
• 11:00 Transport and mixing processes in rivers
  Professor Wim Uijttewaal, TU Delft, The Netherlands
• 12:30 Lunch
• 14:00 Transport and mixing processes in rivers (Continued)
  Professor Wim Uijttewaal
• 15:15 Q&A Session

Eligibility Criteria

The citizens of the following countries are eligible to attend the von Karman Institute Lecture Series:

- EU member countries
- NATO member countries
- NATO's Mediterranean Dialogue (Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia)
- Istanbul Cooperation Initiative (Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, United Arab Emirates)
- Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Chile, Colombia, Japan, India, Indonesia, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mauritania, Mexico, Montenegro, Mozambique, New Zealand, Nigeria, Republic of Korea, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, South Africa, Switzerland, Thailand, Uruguay, South-Africa and Vietnam.

VKI reserves the right to request a clearance check with Belgian authorities.

The participants will have to present their ID card (for EU citizens) or passport (for other citizens) the first day of the lecture series.

Fee and Registration

 

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Early bird registration fee (until February 19, 2021 included)

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, all the lecture series will be organized online until the end of June 2021. 
Consequently, we reduce the price of the lecture series as from 1st of January 2021 until the end of June 2021.
You find below the new price list. 

Price for citizens of NATO countries

	Early registration	Late registration
Undergraduate students	126	140
PhD students	378	420
Staff from recognized universities / research center	756	840
Staff from commercial organizations	907	1008

 

Price for citizens of other countries

	Early registration	Late registration
Undergraduate students	180	200
PhD students	540	600
Staff from recognized universities / research center	1080	1200
Staff from commercial organizations	1296	1440

Information for PhD candidates and undergraduate students: To obtain the reduced price, the applicant must provide a recommendation letter from his or her professor; if not, the request will not be taken into consideration.

Special reduction

Rebates can be given for group subscriptions along the following scheme :

- 5 persons of the same organization -2%
- 10 persons of the same organization -5%
- 20 persons of the same organization -10%

Location : von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics, Waterloosesteenweg 72, B-1640 Sint-Genesius-Rode