Verdantas Flow Labs

We’re Filling Plates and Fighting Hunger! 🍽️🫱🏼🫲🏽 Our Flow Labs team recently took part in a Thanksgiving Food Drive in support of El Buen Samaritano (EBS), a Worcester-based food program primarily serving the Main South and Middle neighborhoods. We’re proud to have donated over 300 pounds of food and cleaning supplies, along with a financial contribution of $500. These donations will empower Executive Director Mari Gonzalez and the EBS team to provide holiday meals for more than 900 local families in need this Thanksgiving. #WeAreVerdantas #FlowLabs #TogetherWeCanDoMore

Celebrating a Legacy: Honoring Dan Gessler and His Remarkable Career 🎉✨ This month, we bid farewell to Dan Gessler, PhD, PE, D.WRE, esteemed Verdantas Hydrology, Hydraulics, and Fluids Practice Leader, as he embarks on a well-deserved retirement from consulting. Dan joined Verdantas, formerly Alden Research Laboratory, in 2002. His expertise, spanning both national and global projects, includes groundbreaking work using computational fluid dynamics and physical models to investigate a wide range of hydraulics and river mechanics problems, including complex sedimentation studies and spillway studies. Throughout the course of his career, he has been recognized as an innovator and subject matter expert in the field of Hydraulics. Dan’s dedication and leadership have helped shape our success and inspired countless colleagues. He will be sorely missed, not only by all of us at Verdantas, but also by those who have had the pleasure of working with him throughout his more than 30-year career. We want to express our heartfelt gratitude to Dan for his years of service, wisdom, and friendship, and wish him all the best in his next endeavor! Learn more about Dan's career and the impact he's had: https://lnkd.in/eVQH7C5u

Inspiring the Next Generation of Environmental Leaders, One Workshop at a Time 📖🌲🍂 For more than 10 years, Verdantas Flow Labs has hosted workshops for the Massachusetts Envirothon, giving us the privilege of bringing together passionate students and their educator coaches to explore environmental science and sustainability. This year, more than 100 students and coaches representing communities from Boston to the Berkshires gathered at our Alden Campus to participate in hands-on learning, engaging panel discussions, and team-building activities. Morning session topics ranged from field guide fundamentals and tree identification to water quality, soil properties, urban forestry, and more. During the afternoon session, students rotated through “ecostations” where they answered written questions and engaged in hands-on activities such as soil analysis, wildlife habitat assessment, tree identification, and water quality testing. Students also learned how to investigate this year’s Current Issue, “Forest Stewardship: Resilience for a Changing Climate” in their own communities. We are proud to continue our partnership with the Massachusetts Envirothon, helping inspire the next generation of environmental leaders. Together, we are equipping young people with the knowledge and skills they need both to succeed at the state-wide competition next May, and to make a lasting impact on the world around us in the years to come. #WeAreVerdantas #FlowLabs #Envirothon

We’re At the Forefront of Fish Protection. 🐟🛟 Verdantas Flow Labs recently completed an update to EPRI’s guidance on designing and maintaining fish return systems (FRS), a critical part of protecting aquatic life at water intake structures. These EPRI guidelines help FRS designs minimize stressors that can lead to fish injury and mortality, aiding power generation facilities and other large water intake operators in achieving compliance with Section 316(b) of the Clean Water Act. The original 2015 EPRI FRS guidance, also developed by Flow Labs (while under Alden ownership), has been a highly utilized reference within the industry. Since its initial publication there have been many real-world applications of the EPRI Guidelines in FRS design development. Through these projects, unique site-specific challenges and gaps in FRS design were identified and addressed in the updated EPRI Guidelines. Kudos to our team – Dan Giza, Nathaniel Olken, Jenna Rackovan, and Michael Bernard – for their expert work in advancing sustainable solutions for the energy and manufacturing industries. ⚡ More information related to these updated guidelines can be found on the EPRI webpage: https://lnkd.in/e8AhAd9z #WeAreVerdantas #FlowLabs #EnvironmentalCompliance

Pump stations are essential to water infrastructure, playing a crucial role in the efficient movement and delivery of water. 💧 Here at Verdantas Flow labs, we specialize in the evaluation and physical modeling of pump station designs, ensuring efficient water movement and delivery. Our expert team constructs and tests physical models under various operating conditions to assess hydraulic performance and identify the presence of adverse conditions. These conditions include vortex formations, high swirl approaching the pump impeller, and non-uniform velocity distributions. These can pose operational and maintenance issues such as noise, vibration, air entrainment, reduced efficiency, and equipment damage. In a recent study for a client, we evaluated a pump station's hydraulic performance against the Hydraulic Institute ANSI/HI 9.8-2018 criteria. We detected unacceptable vortices and are actively collaborating with our client to implement design modifications, ensuring compliance with the Hydraulic Institute standards and requirements. Learn more about the ways Verdantas Flow Labs is paving the way for safer, more efficient water systems. https://lnkd.in/eJxjUkkq #FlowLabs #PumpStations #WeAreVerdantas

Our team of experts has been performing field flow measurements since the turn of the 20th century. ⌚ The salt velocity measurement technique, patented by the lab’s C.M. Allen in 1926, was the precursor to today’s dye dilution testing, a method that uses concentrations of fluorescent dye to measure in-situ flow rates. Our experienced field staff have been involved in flow testing and analysis worldwide, ensuring precise measurements that provide critical insights into a system’s performance, including those at hydropower projects and nuclear power plants. What sets us apart is not just our technical expertise but also the meticulous preparation we invest into every field project. We conduct thorough assessments of all instrumentation and data collection systems prior to deployment and engage closely with our clients to understand their specific needs and challenges. This careful planning enables us to deliver quality testing and ensures our clients can continue to enhance efficiency and reliability within their systems. Learn more about the ways we can support your flow measurement and testing needs to ensure optimal system performance: https://lnkd.in/g3GNuGyH #FlowLabs #WeAreVerdantas #FlowMeasurement

It’s been a busy few weeks for our Flow Labs team! 📝 Last week, Verdantas Flow Labs was invited to present at a Brown and Caldwell corporate training retreat, engaging more than 50 next-generation hydraulic design professionals. Dave Werth, Matthew Havice, and Becca Hall collaborated to deliver a 2-hour technical presentation on physical modeling and the array of services Flow Labs offers. To date, we have conducted over 75 physical model studies nationwide for Brown and Caldwell, further demonstrating our capabilities to these emerging leaders. The Flow Labs team then delivered presentations to Cleveland Water and Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District (NEORSD). Andrew Johansson, Stuart Cain, and Benjamin Mater, Ph.D., P.E. collaborated to discuss some of the services Verdantas can offer, including CFD and physical modeling applications in support of Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Design and Retrofit. These presentations were organized with the help of Shawn Aiken and Tony Mancari of CT Consultants, A Verdantas Company, who have forged strong relationships with Cleveland Water and NEORSD. Thank you to Brown and Caldwell, Cleveland Water, and NEORSD for the opportunity to share our expertise and foster collaboration for future projects! We look forward to continuing these important partnerships for years to come. ✨ #FlowLabs #WeAreVerdantas #LunchandLearn

In the intricate world of fluid dynamics, maintaining consistent flow and pressure is crucial for efficient and reliable operation. The pulsation and surges that often occur within fluid systems can lead to decreased efficiency, increased wear and tear, and even system failures. To mitigate the effects of pressure fluctuations or pulsations in fluid systems, bladder accumulators, piston accumulators and other types of bladderless pulsation dampeners are used. 📉 Here at Verdantas Flow Labs, we have the technical knowledge needed to ensure your flow equipment is running efficiently. With onsite welding capabilities, we’re able to create the equipment necessary for testing, including custom tuned high-pressure (up to 6 ksig) liquid (water, hydraulic fluid, etc.) piping loops for pressure pulsation mitigation, component and system testing. 🧰 Learn more about the ways our industry-renowned modeling and testing can help solve a range of flow-related problems: https://lnkd.in/g3GNuGyH

We are excited to share that Verdantas has been ranked #104 on ENR’s Top 200 Environmental Firms list for 2024! 🌍 This recognition is a testament to our team’s dedication, innovation, and unwavering commitment to creating a sustainable future. Here’s to many more milestones and making an even greater impact together! https://lnkd.in/e-UeQMz2 #Verdantas #Sustainability #EnvironmentalLeadership #ENRTop200

Improving Fish Passage for a Healthier Yukon River Ecosystem ⚡ Our team recently began a project at the Whitehorse Rapids Generating Station (WRGS), operated by Yukon Energy. The upper Yukon River was once a bustling habitat for Chinook Salmon, a vital part of Southern Lakes First Nations Community. Unfortunately, many factors, including the construction of WRGS, has led to a significant decline in the salmon population. Our team is committed to helping change that. 🐟 As the project progresses, we are continuing to evaluate ways to improve the existing fish ladder and assessing new technologies to improve both upstream and downstream fish passage at WRGS. Through this work, we hope to help enhance the river’s health, connectivity, vitality, and productivity, restoring the cultural, spiritual, and sustenance benefits the salmon once provided to the Southern Lakes First Nations and other local communities. Stay tuned for more updates on our progress! ✨ Heading to the Clean Currents Conference and want to talk more about this project and those like it? Visit our team at booth #1518 #FlowLabs #FishPassage #YukonRiver #CommunityImpact