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课程在水力学、水文学、流体力学和水资源研究等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中心。 EFML目前的研究包括：自然水体中的湍流和混合;各种水体中的分层流动;能源系统中的自然对流和强迫对流;海洋-大气界面上的能量和质量转移;以及区域和全球范围内污染物在大气中的传输和混合。 目前，该实验室位于2-520号楼的南翼，该设施建于1912年。 现有的实验室空间陈旧，效用有限，妨碍了需要清洁条件和/或受控环境的研究实验。 因此，某些程序无法在当前环境中执行。 ARI计划的资金将为EFML改造成现代化设施提供部分支持。 翻修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;并改善安全和ADA合规性的空间。除了为实验室提供适当的排水和排污设施外，还将建造一个洁净室，以便进行生物和地球化学流体动力学研究。 在实验室内建立高速光纤通信网络对斯坦福大学的NSF大挑战项目至关重要。 翻新后的设施不仅将提供许多研究机会，而且将鼓励更大的多样性并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.