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Bryan W. Karney

Bryan W. Karney

D-Index & Metrics

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
46
Citations
8303
World Ranking
5149
National Ranking
207

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2009 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Bryan W. Karney is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada. Their research spans multiple aspects of engineering, with a significant focus on water systems and optimization. Over their career, they have contributed extensively to the fields of environmental science and engineering, with particular attention to civil and structural engineering, environmental engineering, computational mechanics, mechanics of materials, and mechanical engineering.

The scientist's work is disseminated across various publication venues, with notable contributions to:

  • Journal of Hydraulic Engineering
  • Journal of Hydraulic Research
  • Water
  • Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management
  • Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing

Several recent publications illustrate the thematic focus of their research:

  • "Pipeline leak localization using matched-field processing incorporating prior information of modeling error," 2020, Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing
  • "Transient-based leak detection in the frequency domain considering fluid-structure interaction and viscoelasticity," 2021, Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing
  • "An Overview of the Numerical Approaches to Water Hammer Modelling: The Ongoing Quest for Practical and Accurate Numerical Approaches," 2021, Water
  • "Expulsion of Entrapped Air in a Rapidly Filling Horizontal Pipe," 2020, Journal of Hydraulic Engineering
  • "Godunov-Type Solutions for Transient Pipe Flow Implicitly Incorporating Brunone Unsteady Friction," 2021, Journal of Hydraulic Engineering

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Bryan W. Karney include:

  • Ling Zhou
  • Elias Tasca
  • John Gibson
  • Deyou Liu
  • Helena M. Ramos

Their research topics broadly cover areas such as hydraulic flow and structures, urban stormwater management solutions, water treatment and disinfection, hydraulic and pneumatic systems, and geotechnical engineering and underground structures. These focus areas align with their main scientific domains and contribute to the understanding and optimization of water systems.

Bryan W. Karney has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) since 2009.

Best Publications

  • A selective literature review of transient-based leak detection methods

    Andrew F. Colombo;Pedro Lee;Bryan W. Karney

  • Velocity Profiles and Unsteady Pipe Friction in Transient Flow

    Bruno Brunone;Bryan W. Karney;Michele Mecarelli;Marco Ferrante

  • Energy and Costs of Leaky Pipes: Toward Comprehensive Picture

    Andrew F. Colombo;Bryan W. Karney

  • Hydraulic Transient Guidelines for Protecting Water Distribution Systems

    Paul F. Boulos;Bryan W. Karney;Don J. Wood;Srinivasa Lingireddy

  • Life-Cycle Energy Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory for Water Treatment Systems

    Alina I. Racoviceanu;Bryan W. Karney;Christopher A. Kennedy;Andrew F. Colombo

  • FSI research in pipeline systems – A review of the literature

    Shuaijun Li;Bryan W. Karney;Gongmin Liu

  • Long-term scenario alternatives and their implications: LEAP model application of Panama׳s electricity sector

    Madeleine McPherson;Bryan Karney

  • Life-cycle energy analysis of a water distribution system

    Yves R. Filion;Heather L. MacLean;Bryan W. Karney

  • Climate Variability and the Frequency of Extreme Temperature Events for Nine Sites across Canada: Implications for Power Usage

    Andrew F. Colombo;David Etkin;Bryan W. Karney

  • EFFICIENT CALCULATION OF TRANSIENT FLOW IN SIMPLE PIPE NETWORKS

    Bryan W. Karney;Duncan McInnis

  • Numerical methods for modeling transient flow in distribution systems

    Don J. Wood;Srinivasa Lingireddy;Paul F. Boulos;Bryan W. Karney

  • Efficient inverse transient analysis in series pipe systems

    Garth A. Nash;Bryan W. Karney

  • Hydraulic Optimization of Transient Protection Devices Using GA and PSO Approaches

    Bong Seog Jung;Bryan W. Karney

  • Transients in Distribution Networks: Field Tests and Demand Models

    Duncan McInnis;Bryan W. Karney

  • Energy Relations in Transient Closed‐Conduit Flow

    Bryan W. Karney

  • Investigation of Hydraulic Transients of Two Entrapped Air Pockets in a Water Pipeline

    Ling Zhou;Deyou Liu;Bryan Karney

  • Frequency domain analysis of pipe fluid transient behaviour

    Pedro J. Lee;Huan-Feng Duan;Mohamed Salah Ghidaoui;Bryan Karney

  • Reservoir operation in assigning optimal multi-crop irrigation areas

    Mahdi Moradi-Jalal;Omid Bozorg Haddad;Bryan W. Karney;Miguel A. Mariño

  • A selected literature review of efficiency improvements in hydraulic turbines

    Xin Liu;Yongyao Luo;Bryan W. Karney;Weizheng Wang

  • Equivalent Differential Equations in Fixed‐Grid Characteristics Method

    Mohamed Salah Ghidaoui;Bryan W. Karney

  • Transient Analysis of Water Distribution Systems

    Bryan W. Karney;Duncan McInnis

Frequent Co-Authors

Mohamed Salah Ghidaoui
Mohamed Salah Ghidaoui Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Yiping Guo
Yiping Guo McMaster University
Bruno Brunone
Bruno Brunone University of Perugia
Christopher Kennedy
Christopher Kennedy University of Victoria
Michèle Prévost
Michèle Prévost Polytechnique Montréal
Joby Boxall
Joby Boxall University of Sheffield
Greg J. Evans
Greg J. Evans University of Toronto
Brent E. Sleep
Brent E. Sleep University of Toronto
Heather L. MacLean
Heather L. MacLean University of Toronto
Xun Wang
Xun Wang Tsinghua University

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