Tech Papers
Water & Environmental Engineering
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29-07 
J. Groeneveld, C. Sweeney, C. Mannheim, C. Simonsen, S. Fry, K. Moen, Comparison of Intake Pressures in Physical and Numerical Models of the Cabinet Gorge Dam Tunnel, Waterpower XV, Copyright HCI Publications, July 2007
25-07 Jungseok Ho, Hong Koo Yeo, Julie Coonrod, Won-Sik Ahn, Numerical Modeling Study for Flow Pattern Changes Induced by Single Groyne, IAHR Conference Proc., Harmonizing the Demands of Art and Nature in Hydraulics, IAHR, July 2007, Venice, Italy.
24-07 Jungseok Ho, Julie Coonrod, Todd Marti, Storm Water Best Management Practice: Development of Debris Filtering Structure for Supercritical Flow, EWRI Conference Proc. of World Water and Environmental Resources Congress, ASCE, May 2007, Tampa, Florida.
21-07 David S. Mueller, and Chad R. Wagner, Correcting Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler Discharge Measurements Biased by Sediment Transport, Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, Volume 133, Issue 12, pp. 1329-1336 (December 2007), Copyright © 2007, ASCE. All rights reserved. (Link to abstract only)
19-07 A. Richard Griffith, James H. Rutherford, A. Alavi, David D. Moore, J. Groeneveld, Stability Review of the Wanapum Spillway Using CFD Analysis, Canadian Dam Association Bulletin, Fall 2007
06-07 John E. Richardson, CFD Saves the Alewife: Computer simulation helps the Alewife return to its Mt. Desert Island spawning grounds, Desktop Engineering, July 2007; Hatchery International, July/August 2007
29-06 Michael C. Johnson and Bruce Savage, Physical and Numerical Comparison of Flow over Ogee Spillway in the Presence of Tailwater, Journal of Hydraulic Engineering © ASCE, December 2006
28-06 Greg Paxson and Bruce Savage, Labyrinth Spillways: Comparison of Two Popular U.S.A. Design Methods and Consideration of Non-standard Approach Conditions and Geometries, International Junior Researcher and Engineer Workshop on Hydraulic Structures, Report CH61/06, Div. of Civil Eng., The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia-ISBN 1864998687
22-06 Brent Mefford and Jim Higgs, Link River Falls Passage Investigation – Flow Velocity Simulation, Water Resources Research Laboratory, February 2006
17-06 Woolgar, Robert and Eddy, Wilmore, Using Computational Fluid Dynamics to Address Fish Passage Concerns at the Grand Falls-Windsor Hydroelectric Development, Canadian Dam Association meeting, Quebec City, Canada October 2006
27-06 Jungseok Ho, Leslie Hanna, Brent Mefford, and Julie Coonrod, Numerical Modeling Study for Fish Screen at River Intake Channel, EWRI Conference Proc. of World Water and Environmental Resources Congress, ASCE, May 2006, Omaha, Nebraska.
14-06 Fuamba, M., Role and behavior of surge chamber in hydropower: Case of the Robert Bourassa hydroelectric power plant in Quebec, Canada, Dams and Reservoirs, Societies and Environment in the 21st Century- Berga et al (eds) @ 2006 Taylor & Francis Group, London, ISBN 0 415 40423 1
13-06 D.K.H. Ho, B.W. Cooper, K.M. Riddette, S.M. Donohoo, Application of numerical modelling to spillways in Australia, Dams and Reservoirs, Societies and Environment in the 21st Century—Berga et al (eds) © 2006 Taylor & Francis Group, London, ISBN 0 415 40423 1
4-06 James Dexter, William Faisst, Mike Duer and Jerry Flanagan,
Computer Simulation Helps Prevent Nitrification of Storage
Reservoir,
Waterworld, March 2006, pp 18-24
29-05 Gessler, Dan and Rasmussen, Bernie, Before the Flood, Desktop Engineering, October 2005
25-05 Jorge
D. Abad and Marcelo H. Garcia, Hydrodynamics
in Kinoshita-generated meandering bends: Importance for river-planform evolution,
4th IAHR Symposium on River, Coastal and Estuarine Morphodynamics, October 4-7,
2005, Urbana, Illinois
23-05 Kristiansen T., Baarholm R., Stansberg C.T., Rørtveit G.J. and Hansen E.W., Steep Wave Kinematics and Interaction with a Vertical Column, Presented at The Fifth International Symposium on Ocean Wave Measurement and Analysis (Waves 2005), Spain, July, 2005
16-05 Dan
Gessler, CFD
Modeling of Spillway Performance,
Proceedings of the 2005 World Water and Environmental Resources Congress (sponsored
by Environmental and Water Resources Institute of the American Society of Civil
Engineers), May 15-19, 2005, Anchorage, Alaska
12-05 Charles Ortloff, The Water Supply and Distribution System of the Nabataean City of Petra (Jordan), 300 BC- AD 300, Cambridge Archaeological Journal 15:1, 93-109
23-04 Jose F. Rodriguez, Fabian A. Bombardelli, Marcelo
H. Garcia, Kelly Frothingham, Bruce L. Rhoads and Jorge D. A bad, High-Resolution
Numerical Simulation of Flow Through a Highly Sinuous River Reach, Water
Resources Management, 18:177-199, 2004.
18-04 John Richardson and Douglas Dixon, Modeling the Hydraulics Zone of Influence of Connecticut Yankee Nuclear Plants Cooling Water Intake Structure, a chapter in The Connecticut River Ecological Study (1965-1973) Revisited: Ecology of the Lower Connecticut River 1973-2003, Paul M. Jacobson, Douglas A. Dixon, William C. Leggett, Barton C. Marcy, Jr., and Ronald R. Massengill, editors; Published by American Fisheries Society, Publication date: November 2004, ISBN 1-888569-66-2
10-04 Bruce Savage, Kathleen Frizell, and Jimmy Crowder, Brains versus Brawn: The Changing World of Hydraulic Model Studies
7-04 C. B. Cook and M. C.†Richmond, Monitoring
and Simulating 3-D Density Currents and the Confluence of the Snake and Clearwater
Rivers, Proceedings of†EWRI World Water and Environmental Resources
Congress,†Salt Lake City, UT, June 27-July 1, 2004
24-03 David Ho, Karen Boyes, Shane Donohoo, and Brian Cooper, Numerical
Flow Analysis for Spillways, 43rd ANCOLD Conference, Hobart, Tasmania,
24-29 October 2003
15-03 Ho, Dr K H, Boyes, S M, Donohoo, S M, Investigation
of Spillway Behaviour Under Increased Maximum Flood by Computational Fluid Dynamics
Technique, Proc Conf 14th Australian Fluid Mechanics, Adelaide, Australia,
December 2001, 577-580
14-03 Ho, Dr K H, Donohoo, S M, Boyes, K M, Lock, C C, Numerical
Analysis and the Real World: It Looks Pretty, but is It Right?, Proceedings
of the NAFEMS World Congress, May 2003, Orlando, FL
13-03 Brethour, J. M., Sediment
Scour, Flow
Science Technical Note (FSI-03-TN62)
26-02 Sungyul Yoo, Kiwon Hong and Manha Hwang, A 3-dimensional numerical study of flow patterns around a multipurpose dam, 2002 Hydroinformatics Conference, Cardiff, Wales
23-02 Christopher B. Cook, Marshall C. Richmond, John A.
Serkowski, and Laurie L. Ebner, Free-Surface
Computational Fluid Dynamics Modeling of a Spillway and Tailrace: Case Study
of The Dalles Project,
Hydrovision 2002, 29 July -†2 Aug, 2002 Portland, OR
13-02 Efrem Teklemariam, Brian W. Korbaylo, Joe L. Groeneveld & David
M. Fuchs, Computational
Fluid Dynamics: Diverse Applications In Hydropower Project's Design and Analysis,
June 11-14, 2002, CWRA 55th Annual Conference, Winnipeg, Manitoba, CA
12-02 Snorre Heimsund, Ernst Hansen, W Nemec, Computational
3-D Fluid Dynamics Model for Sediment Transport, Erosion, and Deposition by Turbidity
Currents, 16th International Sedimentological Congress Abstract Volume (2002)
XX-XX
9-02 D. T. Souders & C. W. Hirt, Modeling
Roughness Effects in Open Channel Flows, Flow Science Technical Note
(FSI-02-TN60), May 2002
44-01 Christopher B. Cook and Marshall C. Richmond, Simulation of Tailrace Hydrodynamics Using Computational Fluid Dynamics Models, Report Number: PNNL-13467, http://www.pnl.gov/main/publications/external/technical_reports/pnnl-13467.pdf, May 2001
40-01 Joe L. Groeneveld, Kevin M. Sydor and David M. Fuchs (Acres Manitoba Ltd., Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada) and Efrem Teklemariam and Brian W. Korbaylo (Manitoba Hydro, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada), Optimization of Hydraulic Design Using Computational Fluid Dynamics, Waterpower XII, July 9-11, 2001, Salt Lake City, Utah
39-01 Savage, B.M and Johnson, M.C., Flow
over Ogee Spillway: Physical and Numerical Model Case Study, Journal
of Hydraulic Engineering, ASCE, August 2001, pp. 640-649
38-01 Newell, Carter, Sustainable Mussel Culture: A Millenial Perspective, Bulletin of the Aquaculture Association of Canada, August 2001, pp 15-21
36-01 Diane L. Foster, Ohio State University, Numerical Simulations of Sediment Transport and Scour Around Mines, paper presented to the Office of Naval Research, Mine Burial Prediction Program, 2001
35-01 Heather D. Smith, Diane L. Foster, Ohio State University, The Modeling of Flow Around a Cylinder and Scour Hole, Poster prepared for the Office of Naval Research, Mine Burial Prediction Program, 2002
28-01 Brethour, J.M., Transient
3D Model for Lifting, Transporting, and Depositing Solid Material, Proc.
3rd Intrn. Environmental Hydraulics, Dec. 5-8, 2001, Tempe, AZ
25-01 Yuichi Kitamura, Takahiro Kato, & Petek Kitamura, Mathematical Modeling for Fish Adaptive Behavior in a Current, Proceedings of the 2001 International Symposium of Environmental Hydraulics, Chigaski R&D Center
22-01 C. R. Ortloff, D. P. Crouch, The Urban Water Supply and Distribution System of the Ionian City of Ephesos in the Roman Imperial Period, CTC/United Defense Journal of Archeological Science (2001), pp 843-860
13-01 I. Lavedrine, and Darren Woolf, ARUP Research and Development, Application of CFD Modelling to Hydraulic Structures, CCWI 2001, Leicaster United Kingdom, 3-5 September 2001, De Montfort University
4-01 Rodriguez, Garcia, Bombardelli, Guzman, Rhoads, and Herricks, Naturalization of Urban Streams Using In-Channel Structures, Joint Conference on Water Resources Engineering and Water Resources Planning and Management, ASCE, July 30-August 2, 2000, Minneapolis, Minnesota
5-00 John E. Richardson and Karel Pryl, Computer
Simulation Helps Prague Modernize and Expand Sewer System, Water Engineering
and Management, June, 2000, pp. 10-13; and in Municipal World, June, 2000, pp.
19-20,30
3-00 Efrem Teklemariam and John L. Groeneveld, Solving Problems in Design and Dam Safety with Computational Fluid Dynamics, Hydro Review, May, 2000, pp.48-52
1-00 Scott F. Bradford, Numerical Simulation of Surf Zone Dynamics, Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering, January/February, 2000, pp.1-13
9-99 John E. Richardson and Karel Pryl, Computational Fluid Dynamics, CE News, October, 1999, pp. 74-76
4-99 J. Groeneveld, Computer Simulation Leads to Faster, Cheaper Options, Water Engineering & Management magazine, pp.14-17, June 1999
16-98 C. R. Ortloff, Hydraulic Analysis of a Self-Cleaning Drainage Outlet at the Hellenistic City of Priene, Journal Archaeological Science, 25, 1211-1220, Article No. as980292, 1998
13-98 J. F. Echols, M.A. Pratt, K. A. Williams, Using CFD to Model Flow in Large Circulating Water Systems, Proc. PowerGen International, Orlando, FL, Dec. 9-11, 1998.
12-98 K. A. Williams, I. A. Diaz-Tous, P. Ulovg, Reduction in Pumping Power Requirements of the Circulation Water (CW) System at TU Electric's Martin Lake Plant Using Computation Fluid Dynamics (CFD), ASME Mechanical Engineering Magazine, Jan. 1999
8-98 D. Hrabak, K. Pryl, J. Richardson, Calibration of Flowmeters using FLOW-3D Software, Hydroinform, a.s., Prague, CTU Prague, Flow Science Inc, USA, proceedings from the 3rd International Novatech Conference, Lyon, France, May 4-6, 1998
16-96 E. J. Kent and J.E. Richardson, Three-Dimensional Hydraulic Analysis for Calculation of Scour at Bridge Piers with Fender Systems, Earth Tech, Concord, NK and Flow Science Inc, Los Alamos, NM report, December 1996
12-96 J. E. Richardson, Control of Hydraulic Jump by Abrupt Drop, XXVII IAHR Congress, Water for a Changing Global Community, San Francisco, August 10, 1997
6-96 Y. Miyamoto, A Three-Dimensional Analysis around the Open Area of a Tsunami Breakwater, technical report, SEA Corporation, Tokyo, Japan, to be presented at the HYDROINFORMATICS 96 Conference, Zurich, Switzerland, Sept. 11-13, 1996
4-95 J. E. Richardson, V. G. Panchang and E. Kent, Three-Dimensional Numerical Simulation of Flow Around Bridge Sub-structures, presented at the Hydraulics '95 ASCE Conference, San Antonio, TX, Aug. 1995
3-95 Y. Miyamoto and K. Ishino, Three Dimensional Flow Analysis in Open Channel, presented at the IAHR Conference, HYDRA 2000, Vol. 1, Thomas Telford, London, Sept. 1995
16-94 M. S. Gosselin and D. M. Sheppard, Time Rate of Local Scour, proceedings of ASCE Conf. on Water Resources Engineering, San Antonio, TX, August 1994
8-94 C. W. Hirt, Weir Discharges and Counter Currents, Flow Science report, FSI-94-00-3, to be presented at the Hydroinformatics Conference, IHE Delft, The Netherlands, Sept. 1994
7-94 C. W. Hirt and K. A.Williams, FLOW-3D Predictions for Free Discharge and Submerged Parshall Flumes, Flow Science Technical Note #40, August 1994 (FSI-94-TN40)
11-93 K. Ishino, H. Otani, R. Okada and Y. Nakagawa, The Flow Structure Around a Cylindrical Pier for the Flow of Transcritical Reynolds Number, Taisei Corp., Honshu Shikoku Bridge Authority, Akashi Kaikyo Ohashi Substructure Construction, Proc. XXV, Congress Intern. Assoc. Hydraulic Res., V, 417-424 (1993) Tokyo, Japan
6-87 J.M. Sicilian, A FLOW-3D Model for Flow in a Water Turbine Passage, Flow Science report, July 1987 (FSI-87-36-1)
