Delft3D Basic courses

Programme Block 2a

Wednesday			Theme: Modelling the far-field
8:30	9:00	Registration, personal presentation/background, practical issues
9:00	9:45	Lecture: Basic concepts in water quality modelling Exercise 0: Mass balances
9:45	10:45	Lecture: Transport modelling and numerical aspects Exercise 1: Coupling of the hydrodynamic database and grid cell aggregation
10:45	11:00	Break
11:00	12:30	Lecture: Introduction in the Graphical User Interface Exercises 2 and 3: Transport modelling near Hong Kong and Western Scheldt
12:30	13:15	Lunch
13:15	14:30	Exercises 2 and 3: Transport modelling near Hong Kong and Western Scheldt(continued)
14:30	15:00	Lecture: Interpreting and using the output files
15:00	15:15	Break
15:15	16:00	Lecture: Selection substances and processes with the Processes Library Configuration Tool
16:00	16:30	Exercise 4: Working with the Processes Library Configuration Tool
16:30	17:00	Review and closure of the day

Thursday			Theme: Modelling the far-field
8:30	9:00	Registration and review of the previous day
9:00	10:45	Lecture: Oxygen and sediment modelling
10:45	11:00	Break
11:00	12:30	Exercise 5: Dredging, oxygen and sediment modelling near Hong Kong
12:30	13:15	Lunch
13:15	14:00	Lectures: Nutrients (cycles of N, P and Si); Algae modelling
14:00	15:00	Exercise 6: Heavy metals in the Western Scheldt
15:00	15:15	Break
15:15	16:30	Exercise 6: Heavy metals in the Western Scheldt (continued)
16:30	17:00	Review and closure of the day

Friday			Theme: Modelling the near-field
9:00	10:00	Lecture: Basic concepts of particle tracking modelling; Structure of Delft3D-PART; The tracer module of Delft3D-PART
10:00	10:30	Exercise: Particle tracking concepts
10:30	10:45	Break
10:45	12:30	Exercise: Delft3D-PART tracer module
12:30	13:15	Lunch
13:15	14:30	Exercise: Delft3D-PART tracer module (continued)
14:30	15:00	Lecture: The oil module of Delft3D-PART
15:00	15:15	Break
15:15	16:30	Exercise: Oil module
16:30	17:00	Review of the day and evaluation of the course