Calibration of Snowmaking Equipment for Efficient Use on Virginia's Smart Road

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dc.contributor.authorShea, Edwarden
dc.contributor.committeecochairKibler, David F.en
dc.contributor.committeecochairLoganathan, G. V.en
dc.contributor.committeememberAmanna, Ashwin E.en
dc.contributor.departmentCivil Engineeringen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:45:06Zen
dc.date.adate1999-09-16en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:45:06Zen
dc.date.issued1999-08-04en
dc.date.rdate2000-09-16en
dc.date.sdate1999-09-07en
dc.description.abstractVirginia's Smart Road, to be completed by early 2000, is a test bed for numerous research activities including snow and ice control, remote sensor testing, snow removal management, safety and human factors, and vehicle dynamics. An all-weather testing system will feature 75 automated snowmaking towers. In order to provide timely and repeatable weather scenarios, equipment operators will need to understand fully the limitations and capabilities of the snowmaking system. The research presented herein addresses the hydraulic and hydrologic variables and design methodology to implement efficient snowmaking at a transportation research facility. Design variables include nozzle configuration, water pressure and flowrate, compressed air pressure and flowrate, tower orientation, snow inducer concentration, water and compressed air temperature, and ambient weather conditions. Testing and data collection was performed at the Snow Economics, Inc. research and development site at Seven Springs Mountain Resort in Champion, PA. The results of this work will be used to guide the operators of the Smart Road on the most efficient use of the snowmaking equipment.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.identifier.otheretd-090799-160020en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-090799-160020/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/44622en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
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dc.relation.haspartAPPENDIXB.PDFen
dc.relation.haspartCH4_CH5_CH6_CH7.PDFen
dc.relation.haspartTOC_CH1_CH2_CH3.PDFen
dc.relation.haspartBIBLIOGRAPHY_APPENDIXA.PDFen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectall-weather testingen
dc.subjectremote sensorsen
dc.subjectsnowmakingen
dc.subjectsnow and ice controlen
dc.subjectvehicle dynamicsen
dc.subjectsnow removal managementen
dc.subjectsnow induceren
dc.subjectsafety and human factorsen
dc.subjectintelligent transporation systemsen
dc.titleCalibration of Snowmaking Equipment for Efficient Use on Virginia's Smart Roaden
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineCivil Engineeringen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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