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CFD as a Tool for “Nature-Like” Fishway Design
Numerical Modeling, Fish Passage CFD as a Tool for “Nature-Like” Fishway Design The decommissioning of the Saccarappa hydroelectric project required the design and implementation of modernized fish passage. Through the use of CFD …
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Optimization Studies, the 316(b) Rule, and How It Affects You
Fish Protection, 316(b) Optimization Studies, the 316(b) Rule, and How It Affects You On August 15, 2014, as part of the Clean Water Act, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)  issued final regulations for existing cooling …
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The Jump Into Engineering: An Alden Summer Intern's Experience
Insider The Jump Into Engineering: An Alden Summer Intern's Experience Summer 2020 was not your typical year for summer internships.  With employees asked to work from home as much as possible during the pandemic, the …
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Using LiDAR for River Engineering
Numerical Modeling Using LiDAR for River Engineering From self-driving cars to 3D scanners, LiDAR technology can "see" its surroundings in incredible detail. Among the myriad uses, the high resolution …
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Wet Stack Design FAQ
Process Optimization, Power Generation, Wet Stack Wet Stack Design FAQ This article was first published on March 29, 2020 and has been updated.    As leading Wet Stack experts, we get a lot of questions about wet stack …
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How Wind Can Impact Indoor Air Quality
Numerical Modeling How Wind Can Impact Indoor Air Quality Understanding The Affects of Wake Zones and Building Exhaust Modeling environmental conditions is often a part of the model studies we perform, …
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What’s It Like to Intern at Alden?
Insider What’s It Like to Intern at Alden? A Structural Engineering Services Co-Op Student Shares Her Point of View Undergraduate and graduate students are regular staff additions at Alden. …
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The Importance of Liquid Collectors in a Wet Stack System
Process Optimization, Power Generation, Wet Stack The Importance of Liquid Collectors in a Wet Stack System Are you under the impression that conducting a wet stack study (WSS) is unnecessary and offers no tangible benefit? Do you believe that a liquid …
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The Low Down on Low Loads in Wet Flue Gas Desulfurization Systems
Numerical Modeling, Process Optimization, Power Generation, Wet Stack The Low Down on Low Loads in Wet Flue Gas Desulfurization Systems Components and systems within power plants are typically designed to run effectively at particular, steady-state energy production loads. But what …
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The Role of 3D Printing at Alden
Insider The Role of 3D Printing at Alden While certain parts of science have remained unchanged since the lab got its start in 1894, new technology is continually incorporated and applied to …
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