IAHR 2016:

Themes - Hydraulic turbines and pumps - Pumped storage plants - Cavitation - Hydraulic systems - Small and micro hydropower plants - Tidal and river turbines - Theoretical, numerical and experimental approaches Detailed topics: I. Hydraulic Turbines and Pumps I.1. Design and optimization I.2. Multidisciplinary design optimization I.3. Unsteady flow phenomena I.4. Performance prediction and enhancement II. Hydraulic Systems II.1. Dynamic behaviour II.2. Valves and gates II.3. Water supply systems II.4. Penstock design and modernization II.5. Free surface flows III. Sustainable Hydropower III.1. Rehabilitation of hydropower plants and existing machines III.2. Environmental consideration in turbine design and operation III.3. Fish friendly hydraulic design III.4. Monitoring, diagnosis, maintenance and life assessment III.5. New concepts: Small and micro hydropower plants III.6. New concepts: Tidal and river turbines IV. Hydraulic/Mechanical and Fluid/Solid Interactions IV.1. Vibrations and fluid structure interactions IV.2. Rotor-dynamic analysis IV.3. Cavitation erosion IV.4. New materials, coatings and manufacturing processes V. Computational and Experimental Techniques V.1. Simulation and analysis of cavitating and multi-phase flows V.2. Advanced instrumentation V.3. Experimental measurement and analysis VI. Future Energy Systems, Intermittent Energy Production and Machines Flexibility VI.1. Models, algorithms and codes development in hydrodynamics VI.2. Variable speed machines VI.3. Flow stability and control VI.4. Consequences on life cycle (fatigue) Workshop 1: Pumped Storage Plants Feedback from operating experience Integration of pumped storage power plants in the global grid Governance and regulation Stability of dikes and dams subjected to pump/turbine operating conditions Coastal and maritime installations Alternatives to pumped storage power plants Workshop 2: Hydro‐Abrasive Erosion Chairman: Prof. Dr. Robert Boes, Laboratory of Hydraulics (VAW), ETH Zürich Prediction approaches Design, coating and maintenance Measuring suspended sediment Case studies Optimized sediment management