Eel Shining to Locate Upstream Passage Routes
Eel Shining to Locate Upstream Passage Routes
July 12, 2017

Searching for eels is an activity reserved for those who like to stay up late. Only under the cover of darkness is one a...

Energy Dissipating Devices: Total Dissolved Gas (TDG) Production at High Head Dams [Part 3]
Energy Dissipating Devices: Total Dissolved Gas (TDG) Production at High Head Dams [Part 3]
June 27, 2017

In Part 1 and Part 2 of this series we talked about production of total dissolved gas (TDG) at high head dams, and the u...

Takeaways from the Alden Forum 2017: Hydropower and Fish Passage
Takeaways from the Alden Forum 2017: Hydropower and Fish Passage
June 19, 2017

On May 17-18, Alden hosted a forum on hydropower and fish passage that was attended by more than 45 industry, state and ...

Fluid Dynamics Hobbies: Archery
Fluid Dynamics Hobbies: Archery
June 14, 2017

For many employees at Alden, fluid dynamics is part of their life outside the office--in the sports they choose for thei...

Fluid Dynamics Hobbies: Whitewater Kayaking
Fluid Dynamics Hobbies: Whitewater Kayaking
June 8, 2017

You might never know when one seemingly minor decision could change your life. One summer weekend, just before entering ...

Takeaways from the Association of State Floodplain Managers Conference
Takeaways from the Association of State Floodplain Managers Conference
May 26, 2017

Flood control testing conducted at Alden for America’s One World Trade Center flood protection barrier. During the first...

Air Supply Ramps and Cavitation: Total Dissolved Gas (TDG) Production at High Head Dams [Part 2]
Air Supply Ramps and Cavitation: Total Dissolved Gas (TDG) Production at High Head Dams [Part 2]
May 15, 2017

Part 1 of this series outlined how high concentrations of total dissolved gas (TDG) can occur downstream from high head ...

The Economics of Hydro Turbine Performance Testing
The Economics of Hydro Turbine Performance Testing
May 9, 2017

As a hydropower electric power generating utility, how do I know when I should, or should not, invest in my equipment? T...

Fluid Dynamics Hobbies: Sailing
Fluid Dynamics Hobbies: Sailing
May 2, 2017

For many employees at Alden, fluid dynamics is part of their life outside the office--in the sports they choose for thei...

Improving Water Quality: Total Dissolved Gas (TDG) Production at High Head Dams [Part 1]
Improving Water Quality: Total Dissolved Gas (TDG) Production at High Head Dams [Part 1]
April 18, 2017

During spill season at hydroelectric dams, more water flows into the upstream reservoir than can be used to generate ele...