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Full-Text Articles in Engineering
Numerical Study Of Flow Characteristics Around A 30° Yawed Circular Cylinder At R E = 10 4, Ran Wang, Shaohong Cheng, David S.K. Ting
Numerical Study Of Flow Characteristics Around A 30° Yawed Circular Cylinder At R E = 10 4, Ran Wang, Shaohong Cheng, David S.K. Ting
Civil and Environmental Engineering Publications
Unstable motions of bridge stay cables have been observed on site and in wind tunnel tests when a cable is yawed at certain orientations to wind. To uncover the underlying mechanisms, flow around a circular cylinder at a yaw angle of 30° has been numerically analyzed in the current study using delayed detached eddy simulation (DDES) at R e = 10 4 . A comparison with the reference normal flow case indicates the presence of a more coherent span-wise flow structure when the cylinder is yawed at 30°. The application of proper orthogonal decomposition further reveals that at this orientation, …
Assessment Of Wind Speeds Along The Damage Path Of The Alonsa, Manitoba Ef4 Tornado On 3 August 2018, Sarah A. Stevenson, Connell S. Miller, David M.L. Sills, Gregory A. Kopp, Daniel M. Rhee, Franklin T. Lombardo
Assessment Of Wind Speeds Along The Damage Path Of The Alonsa, Manitoba Ef4 Tornado On 3 August 2018, Sarah A. Stevenson, Connell S. Miller, David M.L. Sills, Gregory A. Kopp, Daniel M. Rhee, Franklin T. Lombardo
Civil and Environmental Engineering Publications
Given the impracticality of attempting to directly measure wind speeds in tornadoes, wind speed estimation typically relies on the assessment of damage to structures and vegetation using classifications described in the Enhanced Fujita (EF) Scale. The advent of technology enabling the collection of large amounts of data, including detailed ground, drone, and aerial imagery, has led to a growth in research on non-conventional approaches for estimating tornado wind speeds. Research methods focused on defining the tornadic wind field based on forensic analysis of damage observations have shown promise for improving tornado assessments in a quantitative manner. In this study, novel …
Direct Air Capture: Catalyzing A Carbon Negative Future, Tagg K. Lee
Direct Air Capture: Catalyzing A Carbon Negative Future, Tagg K. Lee
Civil and Environmental Engineering Publications
Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology has emerged as a promising means to address the escalating challenges of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) levels and mitigate climate change. This paper provides an elementary overview of DAC, encompassing its underlying principles, technological advancements, and associated challenges. Point Source Carbon Capture is compared against Direct Air Capture with a solid or liquid sorbent, and physisorbents/chemisorbents are outlined. The past decade has seen a steep rise in the usage of chemical sorbents in particular, which are explored alongside their regeneration processes. This review provides an introductory explanation for the mechanisms of common DAC …
Assessment Of Tornado Alerting Performance For Canada, David M.L. Sills, Lesley Elliott
Assessment Of Tornado Alerting Performance For Canada, David M.L. Sills, Lesley Elliott
Civil and Environmental Engineering Publications
The Northern Tornadoes Project (NTP) completed a first independent assessment of national tornado warning alerting (watches and warnings) in Canada covering the 2019–2021 period. The NTP undertook this study in the spirit of open data, understanding tornado warning issues unique to this country, and improving tornado warning performance. Utilizing the NTP tornado event database for verification, tornado alerts were reviewed for accuracy and timeliness. For the 250 tornadoes that occurred during the study period–and using a definition of what constitutes a warning ‘hit’ developed for the study–the standard 2 × 2 contingency table scores were Probability of Detection = 0.23, …