Hubert Chanson is a reader in fluid mechanics, hydraulics and waterengineering at the University of Queensland, Australia. His research interests include hydraulic engneering, design of hydraulic structures, two-phase gas-liquid flows, mixing and dispersion in coastal and estuarine zones. He has had over 200 international refereed papers, written 7 books and has been an active consultant for both governmental agencies and private organizations.

• PART 1 Introduction to Open Channel Floes; Introduction; Fundamentals of open channel flows.; PART 2 Turbulent Mixing and Dispersion in Rivers and Estuaries: An Introduction; Introduction to mixing and dispersion in natural waterways; Turbulent shear flows; Diffusion: basic theory; Advective diffusion; Turbulent dispersion and mixing: 1 Vertical and transverse mixing; Turbulent dispersion and mixing: 2. Longitudinal dispersion; Turbulent dispersion in natural systems; Mixing in estuaries: Part 2 Revision exercises; PART 3 Introduction to Unsteady Open Channel Flows; Unsteady open channel flows: 1. Basic equations; Unsteady open channel flows: 2. Applications; Unsteady open channel flows: 3. Application to dam break wave; Numerical modelling of unsteady open channel flows; Revision exercises. PART 4 Interactions between Flowing Water and its Surroundings: Introduction; Interaction between flowing water and solid boundaries: sediment processes; Interaction between flowing water and free surfaces: self –aeration and air entrainment

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