Environmental Fluids Consulting Services

The Environmental Fluids group provides consulting services to industry, government and the public. Our services focus on modeling, prediction and provision of advice for design and/or remediation in any situation where environmental fluids (rivers, oceans, lakes, reservoirs, atmosphere) are involved.

For more information, contact Dr Jannette Frandsen.

• Fluid-structure modeling
  When flood waters, irrigation flows, river flows, or waves impinge on structures, unsteady forces can have an impact on the stability and integrity of the structure. Our Environmental Fluids group has expertise in both computational and physical modeling of the fluid-structure interactions under such situations. If you have a problem involving flow against or around an object in the environment, we can quantify the forces and propose a structural solution.
  
  Dispersion modeling in water or air
  Anthropogenic and natural contaminants are frequently injected into rivers, lakes, coastal and deep oceans, and the atmosphere. We employ state-of-the-art modeling techniques to determine the fate of pollutant constituents when discharged into the fluid environment. Whether it is a stream discharging into a catchment reservoir, a traffic exhaust riser discharging into the atmosphere, or a coastal desalination plant discharging brine into the ocean, we can determine the dispersal and spreading of the injected fluid under all possible conditions.
• Wind farm micro-siting analysis
  Large-scale wind energy resource analyses provide general information on a regional basis. When a wind farm is being planned, it is also important to consider micro-siting issues. The natural terrain can have a pronounced local effect on the wind resulting in local variations in available wind power. We provide modeling services, using computational fluid dynamics, to predict the local effects and determine the ‘hot spots’, where individual turbines should be placed.
• Wave propagation modeling
  As waves propagate in water (in the ocean or inland waters) they are altered by the effects of diffraction, refraction, and friction. These effects are especially important when planning for coastal infrastructure, such as ports and marinas. We use highly-sophisticated wave propagation models to predict the wave conditions where such developments are planned. This service can be used to provide a full mapping of the nearshore wave field in your area of interest. In addition, we can provide information about wave loading on proposed structures (eg. breakwalls and marinas) and how the surrounding wave conditions will be altered after the structure is built.
• Also view the Wind Engineering Services page to see other professional consulting services available.