Search Results - "Karney, W W"

Reviewing and critiquing published approaches to the sustainability assessment of hydropower by Tahseen, Samiha, Karney, Bryan W.

“…Recognizing the multidimensional role that hydropower can potentially play in achieving a more sustainable energy supply system, this paper reviews a series of…”
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Whole value at risk for flood damage estimates through spatial data analysis by Martyn, Nicholas Q J, Karney, Bryan W, Posen, I Daniel

“…Effective disaster risk reduction (DRR) for flooding requires a comprehensive estimate of the whole value at risk (WVAR) to inform appropriate and…”
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Generalized Flexible Method for Simulating Transient Pipe Network Hydraulics by Nault, J. D, Karney, B. W, Jung, B.-S

“…AbstractCharacteristic solution methods, namely the method of characteristics (MOC) and wave characteristics method (WCM), are widely used for simulating…”
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Adaptive Hybrid Transient Formulation for Simulating Incompressible Pipe Network Hydraulics by Nault, J. D, Karney, B. W

“…AbstractMany studies have aimed to characterize pressurized transient hydraulics. However, it remains difficult to assess the importance of dynamic effects in…”
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Energy and Costs of Leaky Pipes: Toward Comprehensive Picture by Colombo, Andrew F, Karney, Bryan W

“…Leaky distribution systems are costly in terms of lost water, potentially adverse water quality effects, and the energy consumed in supplying the leaks. To…”
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FSI research in pipeline systems – A review of the literature by Li, Shuaijun, Karney, Bryan W., Liu, Gongmin

“…This paper provides a broad overview of the literature pertaining to the dynamic analysis of fluid-filled pipe systems considering fluid–structure interaction…”
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Mobile DMA testing for leakage assessment: perspectives from Ontario, Canada by Jenks, Bradley, Papa, Fabian, Karney, Bryan W.

“…The formation of discrete regions in a water distribution system, referred to as district metered areas (DMAs), can be a pragmatic approach to diagnose both…”
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Numerical modeling of the effects of roughness on flow and eddy formation in fractures by Scott Briggs, Bryan W. Karney, Brent E. Sleep

“…The effect of roughness on flow in fractures was investigated using lattice Boltzmann method (LBM). Simulations were conducted for both statistically generated…”
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Life-Cycle Energy Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory for Water Treatment Systems by Racoviceanu, Alina I, Karney, Bryan W, Kennedy, Christopher A, Colombo, Andrew F

“…Given the rising concerns over scarce energy resources and global climate change, life-cycle inventories focusing on energy use and greenhouse gas (GHG)…”
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Velocity Profiles and Unsteady Pipe Friction in Transient Flow by Brunone, Bruno, Karney, Bryan W, Mecarelli, Michele, Ferrante, Marco

“…Transient conditions in closed conduits have traditionally been modeled as 1D flows with the implicit assumption that velocity profile and friction losses can…”
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Hydraulic Transient Guidelines for Protecting Water Distribution Systems by BOULOS, PAUL F., KARNEY, BRYAN W., WOOD, DON J., LINGIREDDY, SRINIVASA

“…Transients can introduce large pressure forces and rapid fluid accelerations into a water distribution system. These disturbances may result in pump and device…”
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Life-Cycle Energy Analysis of a Water Distribution System by Filion, Yves R, MacLean, Heather L, Karney, Bryan W

“…The paper presents a life-cycle energy analysis (LCEA) to quantify energy expenditures in the fabrication, use, and end-of-life stages of the pipes of a water…”
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The Interplay of Theory and Experiment in the Study of Phenylnitrene by Borden, Weston Thatcher, Gritsan, Nina P, Hadad, Christopher M, Karney, William L, Kemnitz, Carl R, Platz, Matthew S

“…The intra- and intermolecular chemistry of phenylnitrene (PhN), its singlet−triplet energy separation, and its electronic spectra are interpreted with the aid…”
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Contaminant intrusion in water distribution systems by Mansour‐Rezaei, Saheb, Naser, Gholamreza, Malekpour, Ahmad, Karney, Bryan W.

“…The research described in this article concerns contaminant intrusion into a water distribution system associated with transient events. A Lagrangian-based…”
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Reservoir operation in assigning optimal multi-crop irrigation areas by Moradi-Jalal, Mahdi, Bozorg Haddad, Omid, Karney, Bryan W., Mariño, Miguel A.

“…A mathematical model is developed for the optimal multi-crop irrigation areas associated with reservoir operation policies in a reservoir-irrigation system…”
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A selected literature review of efficiency improvements in hydraulic turbines by Liu, Xin, Luo, Yongyao, Karney, Bryan W., Wang, Weizheng

“…Knowing the efficiency of a hydraulic turbine has important operational and financial benefits to those who operate a plant. Historical efficiency and other…”
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Transient Modeling of a Full-Scale Distribution System: Comparison with Field Data by Ebacher, G, Besner, M.-C, Lavoie, J, Jung, B. S, Karney, B. W, Prévost, M

“…The usefulness of transient models depends on their predictive ability. Consequently, their results should ideally be validated with field data. Despite…”
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Systematic Surge Protection for Worst-Case Transient Loadings in Water Distribution Systems by Jung, Bong Seog, Karney, Bryan W

“…Estimating appropriate water demands for the design of a distribution system is itself difficult, but the continuously fluctuating nature of these demands has…”
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