Water Resources: Hydraulics and Hydrology
Would your model have shown you that it was going to behave well?
A:
Yes. The model showed that good flow occurred in the expansion chamber, and that there
were no great surgings of any kind. Model piezometers indicated no serious pulsations
of pressures in the expansion chamber. Without the model results, I don't think we would
have dared construct that plan.
Nor would BC Hydro have paid the money.
Yes. But they were glad to see that it worked because the other plan that was considered
A:
would have cost a lot more money.
Well, I guess that's why they hire consultants like you, right?
A:
I don't know. I think they went with Hunter Rouse first because he was known all over
the world in hydraulics and hydro-dynamics. I think Hunter said, "You better get Jake
Douma here to help me.
It's nice to have a guy like that you could give a couple dollars back to for helping you.
Yes.
I don't have any more questions here; we've gone over a lot of things.
That's for sure!
Would you like to discuss anything else I think we've pretty much gone over everything
I had to ask. I want to thank you for having me in your house, for talking, and for
spending the time to do this interview.
Well, that's fine. I enjoyed it.
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