Jacobs Engineering Group, United States
Kevin Nielsen has a BS, MS, and Ph.D in fluid mechanics and hydraulics. He is a licensed professional engineer. He has over 40 years with the firm working on projects in water, wastewater, conveyance, and water resources. He has extensive experience conducting hydraulic and hydrological analyses for water supply, hydroelectric, irrigation, fish hatchery, river systems, wastewater, stormwater, and transportation projects. He is an expert in the detailed analysis of transients associated with pump stations and hydropower operation and the application of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) for evaluating complex hydraulics. He has extensive experience conducting CFD and physical model hydraulic analyses for CSO and tunnel projects including the analysis of various dropshaft alternatives and major terminal pump stations. He has been the Global Technology Leader for Advanced Hydraulics for Jacobs for over 15 years with the responsibility to lead the application of Computational Fluid Dynamics and Transient analysis across the globe.
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Design Challenges in a Trench Style Wet Well
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
8:45 AM – 9:00 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
Optimizing Storage Reservoir Water Quality Through the Use of CFD Modeling
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
9:00 AM – 9:15 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
Innovative Modifications of Open Channel Approach for Flow Measurement Using CFD Analysis
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
10:45 AM – 11:00 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
11:00 AM – 11:15 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
Computational Methods in Hydraulics - III
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
1:15 PM – 2:45 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
1:45 PM – 2:00 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
2:00 PM – 2:15 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
8:45 AM – 9:00 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)