Dr. Jim C. P. Liou, P.E.
Professor of Civil Engineering
Adjunct Professor of Mechanical
Engineering
University of Idaho
Moscow, Idaho 83844 - 1022
phone:(208) 885 6202, fax: (208)
8856608, Email: liou@uidaho.edu
Junior level courses: Fluid Mechanics,
Hydraulics, Hydraulics Laboratory
Senior–graduate level courses: Numerical
Methods, Open Channel Hydraulics (with Engineering
Outreach)
Graduate level course: Fluid Transients (with Engineering Outreach)
Research Interests:
Fluid Transients, Real-Time Pipeline
Monitoring, Pipeline Safety, Transport in Vadose zones and Percolation Theory,
Water Quality Modeling in Distribution Networks, Stratified Flows, Bio-sediment
Transport.
Current Activities:
- Modeling hydraulic transients in oil pipeline booster pump stations with multiple pumps and dynamic check valves. Conducting laboratory physical tests on the dynamics of check valves.
- Developing real time leak detection methods for petroleum products pipelines with noisy data.
- Investigating stratified flows in passive cooling system of nuclear reactors.
- Enhancing bio-sediment mobility and transport in fish culture facilities.
- Consulting to industries and governments on water hammer, pipeline safety, pipeline leak detection, and water quality in distribution networks.
More information can be found in Vitae and Publications .
Announcement:
American Society of
Civil Engineers (ACSCE) Continuing Education offers a two-day short course on
Water Hammer in Transmission and Distribution Systems. This course is offered several times a year
at various locations. For more
information, please see
http://www.asce.org/conted/seminars/seminar.cfm?cat=4#abc124abc
Or contact Dr. Jim Liou at liou@uidaho.edu
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