François Avellan

EPFL STI STI-DEC PH STI
Avenue de Cour 33
Station 17
CH-1007 Lausanne

EPFL PTMH
AU -1 7014 (Aula des Cèdres - sous-sol)
Av. de Cour 33bis
CH-1007 Lausanne

EPFL PTMH
AU -1 7014 (Aula des Cèdres - sous-sol)
Av. de Cour 33bis
CH-1007 Lausanne

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EPFL PTMH
AU -1 7014 (Aula des Cèdres - sous-sol)
Av. de Cour 33bis
CH-1007 Lausanne

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Administrative data

Fields of expertise

Hydrodynamics of turbines, pumps and pump-turbines Cavitation Hydroacoustics Numerical flow simulations and experimental investigations IEC 60193 Reduced Scale Physical Model Tests

Publications

Infoscience publications

Teaching & PhD

Teaching

Mechanical Engineering

Courses

Hydropower plants: generating and pumping units

Master Lecture on the general layout of a hydropower plant. Detailing the specification of Pelton, Francis, Kaplan and Bulb turbines, Storage pumps and Reversible pump-turbines.

Hydraulic turbomachines

Master lecture on Hydraulic Turbomachines: impulse and reaction turbines,pumps and pump-turbines.