Dr. J. G. Vasconcelos
Civil Engineering Department
Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849-5337
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email: jvasconcelos[at]auburn[dot]edu

Publications

Published/accepted papers in peer-reviewed journals

14. VASCONCELOS, J.G.; LEITE,G. M.  (2012) – "Pressure surges following sudden air pocket entrapment in stormwater tunnels" Journal of Hydraulic Engineering (ASCE), v. 138, N. 12, 1081-1089

13. TRINDADE, B. C.; VASCONCELOS, J. G.  – "Modeling of water pipelines filling events accounting for air phase effects" Accepted for publication in the Journal of Hydraulic Engineering (ASCE) doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)HY.1943-7900.0000757

12.   VASCONCELOS, J.G.; MARWELL, D.T.B. (2011)       Innovative Simulation of Unsteady Low‐Pressure Flows in Water Mains. – Journal of Hydraulic Engineering (ASCE), v. 137, N. 5, 543-555

11.   VASCONCELOS, J. G.; WRIGHT, S. J. (2011) Geysering generated by large air pockets release through water-filled ventilation shafts – Journal of Hydraulic Engineering (ASCE), v. 137, N. 5, 543-555

10.   WRIGHT, S. J. ; LEWIS, J. W.; VASCONCELOS, J. G. (2011) Physical Processes Resulting in Geysers in Rapidly Filling Stormwater Tunnels Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering (ASCE), v. 137, N. 3, p.199-202

9.   WRIGHT, S. J. ; LEWIS, J. W.; VASCONCELOS, J. G. (2010) Geysering in rapidly filling stormwater storage tunnels Journal of Hydraulic Engineering (ASCE), v. 137, N. 3, 112-115

8.   VASCONCELOS, J. G.; KOIDE, S. (2009). Methodology for Sampling Optimization in Water Distribution Networks. Brazilian Journal of Water Resources (ABRH), v. 14, N. 4, p. 5-15 (in Portuguese).

7.   VASCONCELOS, J. G.; WRIGHT, S. J. (2009). Investigation of rapid filling of poorly ventilated stormwater storage tunnels. Journal of Hydraulic Research (IAHR), v. 47, N. 5, p. 547-558.

6.   VASCONCELOS, J. G.; WRIGHT, S. J.; ROE, P. L. (2009). Numerical Oscillations in Pipe-Filling Bore Predictions by Shock-Capturing Models. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering (ASCE), v. 135, N. 4, p. 296-305.

5.   VASCONCELOS, J. G.; WRIGHT, S. J. (2008). Rapid Flow Startup in Filled Horizontal Pipelines. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering (ASCE), v. 134, N. 7, p. 984-992.

4.   WRIGHT, S. J. ; VASCONCELOS, J. G.; CREECH, C. T. ; LEWIS, J. W. (2008). Flow Regime Transition Mechanisms In Rapidly Filling Stormwater Storage Tunnels. Journal of Environmental Fluid Mechanics (Dordrecht). DOI 10.1007/s10652-008-9083-6 – v.8, N-5-6, p. 605-616

3.VASCONCELOS, J. G.; WRIGHT, S. J. (2007). Comparison between the Two-component Pressure Approach and Current Transient Flow Solvers. Journal of Hydraulic Research (IAHR), v. 45, N. 2, p. 178-187.

2.VASCONCELOS, J. G.; WRIGHT, S. J. ; ROE, P. L. (2006) . Improved Simulation of Flow Regime Transition in Sewers - Two-Component Pressure Approach. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering (ASCE), v. 132, N.6, p. 553-562.

1.VASCONCELOS, J. G.; WRIGHT, S. J. (2005). Experimental Investigation of Surges in a Stormwater Storage Tunnel. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering (ASCE), v. 131, N. 10, p. 853-861.

 

Submitted papers in peer-reviewed journals

2. HATCHER, T. M. and VASCONCELOS, J. G. – "A finite volume implementation of the shallow water equations for Boussinesq gravity currents" Submitted to the Journal of Hydraulic Engineering - ASCE

1. HATCHER, T. M. and VASCONCELOS, J. G. – Alternatives for flow solution at the leading edge of gravity currents using SWE" Submitted to the Journal of Hydraulic Research - IAHR

 

Chapters in Monographs (peer reviewed, with Editorial Board)

14.  VASCONCELOS, J. G. and CHOSIE, C.D. (2012) .Kinematics of Entrapped Air Pockets Within Stormwater Storage Tunnels. In: James W.; Irvine K. N.; Li, J. Y.; McBean E. A.; Pitt R. E.; Vasconcelos, J.G.; Wright; S.J. and Wu, J.S. (Org.). Pragmatic Modeling of Urban Water Systems. Ed. Computational Hydraulics International, p. 157-175. ISBN 978-0-9808853-8-5

13.   LEITE, G. M. ; VASCONCELOS, J. G.(2011) . Numerical modeling of Water Mains Considering Air Pressurization. In: James W.; Irvine K. N.; Li, J. Y.; McBean E. A.; Pitt R. E.; Wright; S.J.. (Org.). Cognitive Modeling of Urban Water Systems. Ed. Computational Hydraulics International, p. 1-22. ISBN 978-0-9808853-4-7

12.   LEWIS, J. W.; WRIGHT, S. J. ; VASCONCELOS, J. G.; (2010) Water rise in vertical shafts connected to stormwater tunnels. In: James W.; Irvine K. N.; Li, J. Y.; McBean E. A.; Pitt R. E.; Wright; S.J.. (Org.). Cognitive Modeling of Urban Water Systems. Ed. Computational Hydraulics International, p. 41-56. ISBN 978-0-9808853-4-7

11.   TRINDADE, B. C. ; VASCONCELOS, J. G.(2011) . Comparison of CFD with reservoir routing model predictions for stormwater ponds. In: James W.; Irvine K. N.; Li, J. Y.; McBean E. A.; Pitt R. E.; Wright; S.J.. (Org.). Cognitive Modeling of Urban Water Systems. Ed. Computational Hydraulics International, p. 81-100. ISBN 978-0-9808853-4-7

10.   LEWIS, J. W. ; WRIGHT, S. J.; VASCONCELOS, J. G.(2010) . Physical Investigation of Discrete Air Pocket Migration and Release in CSO Storage Tunnels. In: James W.; Irvine K. N.; Li, J.; McBean E. A.; Pitt R. E.; Wright; S.J.. (Org.). Dynamic Modeling of Urban Water Systems. Ed. Computational Hydraulics International, p. 75-84. ISBN 978-0-9808853-3-0

9.   WRIGHT, S. J.; VASCONCELOS, J. G. ; LEWIS, J. W.; CREECH, C. T.;  (2009) . Flow Regime Transition and Air Entrapment in Combined Sewer Storage Tunnels. In: James W.; Irvine K. N.; Li, J.; McBean E. A.; Pitt R. E.; Wright; S.J.. (Org.). Conceptual Modeling of Urban Water Systems. Ed. Computational Hydraulics International, p. 237-256. ISBN 978-0-9808853-2-3

8.   VASCONCELOS, J. G. AND SAMPAIO, F.E.O.V. (2008) Comparing Numerical Model Approaches to Simulate the Filling of Water Mains. In Ramos, H.M.; Covas, D.I.C; Gonçalves, F.V.;  Soares, A.K.;  Climate Change, Power and Water Management in Water Supply and Stormwater Systems IST-CEHIDRO, Lisbon, p. 382-383. ISBN 978-989-95838-1-8 (in Portuguese)

7.   VASCONCELOS, J. G. ; WRIGHT, S. J. (2007) . Experimental Investigation on Surcharging of Flowing Sewers. In: James W.; Irvine K. N.; McBean E. A.; Pitt R. E.; Wright; S.J.. (Org.). Contemporary Modeling of Urban Water Systems. Ed. Computational Hydraulics International, p. 205-222. ISBN 978-0-9736716-3-7

6.   LEWIS, J. W. ; WRIGHT, S. J. ; VASCONCELOS, J. G. (2007). Mechanisms for Stormwater Surges in Vertical Shafts. In: James W.; Irvine K. N.; McBean E. A.; Pitt R. E.; Wright; S.J.. (Org.). Contemporary Modeling of Urban Water Systems,. Ed. Computational Hydraulics International. ISBN 978-0-9736716-3-7

5.   VASCONCELOS, J. G.; WRIGHT, S. J. ; ROE, P. L. (2006). Current Issues in Modeling Extreme Inflows in Storm Sewers. In: James, William. (Org.). Intelligent Modeling of Urban Water Systems,  Ed. Computational Hydraulics International ISBN 978-0-9736716-2-9

4.GUIZANI, M.; VASCONCELOS, J. G.; WRIGHT, S. J.; MAALEL, K. (2006). Rapid Filling of Empty Pipes. In: James, William. (Org.). Intelligent Modeling of Urban Water Systems, Ed.  Computational Hydraulics International, ISBN 978-0-9736716-2-9

3.VASCONCELOS, J. G.; WRIGHT, S. J. (2005). Applications and Limitations of Single-Phase Models to the Description of the Rapid Filling Pipe Problem. In: William James. (Org.). Effective Modeling of Urban Water Systems, Ed. Computational Hydraulics International,  ISBN 978-0-9736716-0-2

2.VASCONCELOS, J. G.; WRIGHT, S. J. (2004). Numerical Modeling of the Transition between Free Surface and Pressurized Flow in Storm Sewers. In: William James. (Org.). Innovative Modeling of Urban Water Systems, Monograph 12, Ed. Computational Hydraulics International, ISBN 9683681-9-0

1.WRIGHT, S. J.; VASCONCELOS, J. G.; RIDGWAY, K.(2003) . Surges Associated with Filling of Stormwater Storage Tunnels. In: James, William. (Org.). Practical Modeling of Urban Water Systems. Ed.  Computational Hydraulics International, ISBN 978-0-9683681-7-4

 

Conference publications and presentations

37. VASCONCELOS, J. G.; CHOSIE, C. D.; LEITE, G. M. (2012) Investigation of Air Pockets Compression and Motion in Stormwater Storage Tunnels, Proc: World Water and Environmental Resources Congress ASCE, Albuquerque, NM.

36. TRINDADE, B. C.; VASCONCELOS, J. G. (2012) Experimental investigations on air pressurization in pipelines undergoing rapid filling, Proc: World Water and Environmental Resources Congress ASCE, Albuquerque, NM.

35.  RAYAMAJHI, B.; VASCONCELOS, J. G.; DEVKOTA, J.P.; TRITICO, H. M. (2012) Should Fish Passage through Culverts be a Concern for Midwest Engineers and Planners: Determining the Percentage of Culverts that act as Barriers to Fish Passage in NE Ohio, Proc: World Water and Environmental Resources Congress ASCE, Albuquerque, NM.

34.  HATCHER, T. M.; MANOJ, KC, VASCONCELOS, J. G. ; FANG, X. (2012) A Comparison between Numerical Modeling Approaches for the Simulation of Gravity Currents, Proc: World Water and Environmental Resources Congress ASCE, Albuquerque, NM.

33.  LAUTENBACH, D. J.; KLAVER, P. R.; VASCONCELOS, J. G.; WRIGHT, S. J.;  (2012) Numerical and Experimental Analysis of Surge, Transient and Trapped Air Phenomena in Two Large Wastewater Storage Tunnels , Proc: 2012 North American Tunneling, Indianapolis, IN

32.   VASCONCELOS, J. G. ; TRITICO, H. M.; HATCHER, T. M. (2011) A post-processing tool for HEC-RAS for the assessment of fish passage conditions in highway culverts, Proc: World Water and Environmental Resources Congress ASCE, Palm Springs, CA.

31.   VASCONCELOS, J.G. ; LEITE, G. M. (2011) Pressure surges generated by entrapped air pockets in stormwater systems. Proc: World Water and Environmental Resources Congress ASCE, Palm Springs, CA.

30.   VASCONCELOS, J. G. ; WRIGHT, S. J..; LAUTENBACH, D. J. (2011) Modeling Approaches for the Rapid Filling of Closed Conduits with Entrapped Air, Proc: World Water and Environmental Resources Congress ASCE, Palm Springs, CA.

29.   TRINDADE, B. C.; VASCONCELOS, J. G. (2011) Numerical simulation of water pipeline filling events with limited ventilation. Proc: World Water and Environmental Resources Congress ASCE, Palm Springs, CA.

28.   VASCONCELOS, J. G. ; TRINDADE, B. C. (2011) Discretized air phase modeling in the simulation of pipeline refilling operations. Oral presentation at the 2011 Urban Water Systems Conference, Toronto, Canada, February, 20116.    

27. VASCONCELOS, J. G. ; LEITE, G. M. (2011) Pressure surges following sudden air pocket entrapment in stormwater systems. Oral presentation at the 2011 Urban Water Systems Conference, Toronto, Canada, February, 2011

26.     MARWELL, D. T. B.; VASCONCELOS, J. G.; (2009). Simulating two-phase transient flows in water mains using the TPAcav model. Proc. XVIII Brazilian Symposium in Water Resources, Campo Grande, Brazil. (in Portuguese)

25.     TRINDADE, B. C..; VASCONCELOS, J. G.; (2009). Hydrodynamic modeling of stormwater storage reservoirs using the shallow water equations. Proc. XVIII Brazilian Symposium in Water Resources, Campo Grande, Brazil. (in Portuguese)

24.     LEITE, G. M..; VASCONCELOS, J. G.; (2009). Computational simulation of the rapid filling of closed conduits considering ventilation restrictions. Proc. XVIII Brazilian Symposium in Water Resources, Campo Grande, Brazil. (in Portuguese)

23.  SAMPAIO, F. E. O. V.; VASCONCELOS, J. G.; (2009). Experimental investigations on the pipeline filling problem. Proc. XVIII Brazilian Symposium in Water Resources, Campo Grande, Brazil. (in Portuguese)

22.  VASCONCELOS, J. G.; NUNES, A. M. S. (2009). Evaluation of numerical schemes for the shallow water equations applied to dambreak analysis. Proc. XVIII Brazilian Symposium in Water Resources, Campo Grande, Brazil. (in Portuguese)

21.  VASCONCELOS, J. G.; ARAUJO JR., I. C.(2009); The evolution in CAESB’s basic design of water pumping systems Proc. I Seminar in Efficient Use of Electrical Energy by Sanitation Services, Brasilia, Brazil. (in Portuguese)

20.  VASCONCELOS, J. G.; MORAES, J. R. S., and GEBRIM, D. V. B.(2009); Field Measurements and Numerical Modeling of a Water Pipeline Filling Event Proc. 33rd IAHR Congress , Vancouver, Canada

19.  WRIGHT, S. J. ; LEWIS, J. W.; VASCONCELOS, J. G.; (2009) Physical processes resulting in geyser formation in rapidly filling stormwater tunnels Proc: World Water and Environmental Resources Congress, Kansas City, MO.

18.  MARWELL, D. T. B.; MACHADO, B. G. F.; VASCONCELOS, J. G.; (2008) Determining valve closing in water mains using a rigid column approach. Proc. II Brazilian South-Southeast Symposium in Water Resources, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (in Portuguese)

17.  LIMA, A. C.; VASCONCELOS, J. G.; (2008) Solution of the shallow water equations for the behavior of stormwater reservoirs. Proc. II Brazilian South-Southeast Symposium in Water Resources, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (in Portuguese)

16.  LAUTENBACH, D. J.; VASCONCELOS, J. G.; WRIGHT, S. J.; WOLFE, J. R.; CASSIDY, J. F.; KLAVER, P. R.; (2008) Analysis of Transient Surge in the Proposed District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority Deep Tunnel System Proc. WEF Collection Systems Conference, Pittsburgh, PA

15.  VASCONCELOS, J. G., MARWELL, D. T. B. (2008). Applicability of Transient Flow Models to Water Mains Subjected to Flow Regime Transition. Proc. XXXI  Interamerican Congress in Sanitary Engineering, Santiago, Chile (in Portuguese).

14.  VASCONCELOS, J. G., SAMPAIO, F. E. O. V. (2008). Comparison of numerical models for the simulation of water main filling. Proc. VIII Ibero-american Seminar on Urban Water Supply Systems, Lisbon, Portugal (in Portuguese)

13.  WRIGHT, S. J.; VASCONCELOS, J. G. ; CREECH, C. T.;  LEWIS, J. W.; (2007) Mechanisms of flow regime transition in rapidly filling stormwater storage tunnels. Proc. 5th International Symposium in Environmental Hydraulics, Tempe, Arizona

12.  VASCONCELOS, J. G. (2007). Computational fluid dynamics applied to macro-drainage tunnels in Washington D.C. Proc. XVII Brazilian Symposium in Water Resources, São Paulo, Brazil. (in Portuguese)

11.  VASCONCELOS, J. G. ; KOIDE, S. (2007) . Methodology to determine external contamination in water distribution networks. Proc. 24º Brazilian Congress of Environmental Sanitation Engineering, Belo Horizonte, Brazil (in Portuguese)

10.  NEVES ; VASCONCELOS, J. G. ; KOIDE, S. (2007). Automatic calibration of water distribution network parameters. Proc. 24º Brazilian Congress of Environmental Sanitation Engineering, Belo Horizonte, Brazil (in Portuguese)

9.  VASCONCELOS, J. G. (2007). Mathematical model to simulate the filling of water mains. Proc. 24º Brazilian Congress of Environmental Sanitation Engineering, Belo Horizonte, Brazil (in Portuguese).

8.  VASCONCELOS, J. G.; WRIGHT, S. J. (2006). Propagation of Surcharge Conditions in Flowing Sewers. Proc: World Water and Environmental Resources Congress, Omaha, NE.

7.  VASCONCELOS, J. G.; WRIGHT, S. J. (2006). Mechanisms for Air Pockets Entrapment in Stormwater Storage Tunnels. Proc: World Water and Environmental Resources Congress, Omaha, NE

6.  WRIGHT, S. J. ; VASCONCELOS, J. G. (2006). Pipeline Startup as a Stratified Flow Problem. Proc: Sixth International Symposium on Stratified Flows, Perth, Australia

5.  VASCONCELOS, J. G.; WRIGHT, S. J. (2003). Surges associated with air expulsion in near-horizontal pipelines. Proc: 4th ASME-JSME Joint Fluids Engineering Conference – Honolulu, HW

4.  VASCONCELOS, J. G.; WRIGHT, S. J. (2003). Laboratory Investigation of Surges Formed During Rapid Filling of Stormwater Storage Tunnels. Proc: XXX Congress IAHR International Association of Hydraulic Engineering and Research, Thessaloniki, Greece

3.  VASCONCELOS, J. G.; KOIDE, S.; BRANDAO, C. C. S.; (2000) Methodology for selecting sampling points in water distribution Networks. Proc. XXVII  Interamerican Congress in Sanitary Engineering, Porto Alegre, Brazil (in Portuguese)

2.  GUIMARAES, G. C.; GONCALVES, E.; VASCONCELOS, J. G.; VALLE JR., E.G.; Methodology to transform instant water distribution network pressures in 24-hour average pressures Proceedings of the IX SILUBESA, Porto Seguro, Brazil, p. 324-332. (in Portuguese)

1.  VASCONCELOS, J. G.; ARAUJO JR., I. C.; A new approach for estimating the economical diameter in pumping pipelines.  Proceedings of the VIII SILUBESA, João Pessoa, Brazil. 648pp. (in Portuguese)