Renovation of Environmental Fluid Mechanics Laboratory

斯坦福大学土木工程系的环境流体力学和水文学专业在水力学、水文学、流体力学和水资源研究的一般领域长期以来在国内和国际上得到认可。在该计划中，环境流体力学实验室（EFML）是实验和计算流体力学研究活动的核心。目前对EFML的研究包括：天然水体中的湍流和混合；不同水体中的分层流；能源系统中的自然对流和强制对流；海洋-大气界面的能量和质量传递；以及区域和全球尺度大气中污染物的运输和混合。目前，该实验室位于建于1912年的2-520号楼的南翼。现有的实验室空间陈旧，用途有限，妨碍了需要清洁条件和/或受控环境的研究实验。因此，某些程序不能在当前环境中执行。ARI方案提供的资金将为将EFML改造为现代化设施提供部分支助。翻新将需要重新配置现有的研究空间；升级通信、电气和机械系统；改善安全和遵守《美国残疾人法》的空间。除了为实验室提供适当的排水和污水设施外，还将建造一间洁净室，以便进行生物和地球化学流体动力学方面的调查。在实验室中建立高速光纤通信网络对斯坦福的NSF大挑战项目至关重要。整修后的设施不仅将提供许多研究机会，而且还将鼓励更大的多样性，促进多学科努力的发展。

Stanford University's Environmental Fluid Mechanics and Hydrology Program, in the Department of Civil Engineering, has long been recognized nationally and internationally in the general areas of hydraulics, hydrology, fluid mechanics, and water resources research. Within this program, the Environmental Fluid Mechanics Laboratory (EFML) is the centerpiece for research activities in experimental and computational fluid mechanics. Current research in the EFML includes: turbulence and mixing in natural water bodies; stratified flows in various bodies of water; natural and forced convection flows in energy systems; energy and mass transfer across the ocean-atmosphere interface; and transport and mixing of pollutants at regional and global scales in the atmosphere. Presently the laboratory is housed in the south wing of Building 2-520, a facility that was constructed in 1912. Existing laboratory space, antiquated with limited utility, impedes on research experimentation requiring clean conditions and/ or controlled environments. Thus certain procedures cannot be performed in the present environment. Funding from the ARI Program will provide partial support for the renovation of the EFML into a modernized facility. Renovations will entail the reconfiguration of existing research space; upgrading communications, electrical, and mechanical systems; and improving space for safety and ADA compliance. In addition to furnishing proper drainage and sewage facilities for laboratories, a clean room will be constructed to permit investigations in biological and geochemical fluid dynamics to be conducted. The creation of a high-speed fiber-optic network for communications within the laboratory is critical for Stanford's NSF Grand Challenge project. Not only will the renovated facility provide many research opportunities, but it will encourage greater diversity and facilitate the growth of multidisciplinary efforts.