This paper presents an overview of some of the research performed at the Bureau of Reclamation, Mid-Pacific GIS Service Center over the past two years related to the application of ArcObjects technology involving hydrodynamic modeling. Topics include finite element mesh generation and the representation of mesh components as a geometric network, construction of 3D fence diagrams in applications...

In the procedure of designing an underwater vehicle or robot, its maneuverability and controllability must be simulated and tested, before the product is finalized for manufacturing. Since the hydrodynamic forces and moments highly affect the dynamic and maneuverability of the system, they must be estimated with a reasonable accuracy. In this study, hydrodynamic coefficients of an autonomous un...

We show that discrete element simulations of colloidal gelation must account for hydrodynamic interactions between suspended particles through investigation of gelation in a dispersion of colloids interacting pair-wise via short-ranged attraction and long-ranged repulsion (SALR). These dynamic simulations juxtapose self-assembly with and without hydrodynamic interactions between the particles. ...

Numerical models for wave energy converters (WECs) are utilized in a number areas within the design process. These include, but are not limited to, performance assessment, control design, and survival analysis. Thus, the accuracy of such a model is paramount to design of a WEC. WEC dynamic models can take a number of forms. At the most basic level, the model should capture the rigidbody dynamic...

Relativistic Heavy Ion Collisions: Viscous Hydrodynamic Simulations and Final State Interactions Matthew W. Luzum Chair of the Supervisory Committee: Professor Gerald A. Miller Department of Physics In this dissertation I introduce relativistic heavy ion collisions and describe theoretical approaches to understanding them—in particular, viscous hydrodynamic simulations and investigations of fin...

In this talk I present several models which turned out to be quite successful in reproducing the experimentally measured hadron spectra in nucleus-nucleus collisions. The discussed models use concepts borrowed from relativisitic hydrodynamics but they do not include the complete time evolution of the system. For this reason, they may be called the hydro-inspired (freeze-out) models. The measure...