How does an attenuation tank work?

How does an attenuation tank work? Attenuation tanks may not be visible to the public, but beneath the ground they play a vital role in keeping towns and cities safe from the risk of flooding. Here we explain how an attenuation tank works and why they are so important. What is an attenuation tank? An…

Making The Mactaquac Dam New Again

Making The Mactaquac Dam New Again FLOW-3D HYDRO computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software answers important questions about the future of New Brunswick’s historic Mactaquac Dam This material was provided by Jason Shaw, Discipline Practice Lead – Hydrotechnical, Hatch Ltd. Damming streams and rivers to generate electricity is nothing new. Beginning with Appleton, Wisconsin’s construction of…

Announcing the FLOW-3D 2022R2 Product Family Release

Announcing the FLOW-3D 2022R2 Product Family Release Announcing the FLOW-3D 2022R2 Product Family Release: A Unified Solver Offers Performance, Flexibility and Ease-of-Use Santa Fe, NM, September 15, 2022 – Flow Science has released the FLOW-3D 2022R2 product family that includes FLOW-3D, FLOW-3D HYDRO and FLOW-3D CAST. In the 2022R2 release, Flow Science has unified the workstation…

What Is Water Neutrality

What Is Water Neutrality Water neutrality is becoming increasingly important as the world’s population grows and the demand for water increases. Sir James Bevan, who is the head of the Environment Agency recently said recently “the country’s running out of water.” What he meant was that as a result of climate change and the increasing…

How does a rainwater harvesting system work?

How does a rainwater harvesting system work? According to the Energy Saving Trust, the average UK roof collects around 85,000 litres of water a year. But instead of letting this water flow away into the drain and into local sewer network, what if it could be repurposed and used for things like flushing toilets, washing…