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Michael Pfister

EPFLENACENAC-SGCSGC-ENS

EPFL ENAC IIC PL-LCH
Station 18
1015 Lausanne

Office: GC A3 514
EPFLENACIICPL-LCH

Site web: https://lch.epfl.ch/

since 2016 Professor for Hydraulic Engineering at HEIA-FR 2015 Visiting Professor at Second University of Naples (I) 2012 2018 Research and Teaching Associate, LCH-EPFL 2010 – 2011 Scientist and Lecturer, LCH-EPFL 2009 – 2010 Scientist and Lecturer, VAW-ETH Zurich 2008 Postdoc, VAW-ETH Zurich 2004 – 2007 PhD Student, ETH Zurich 2002 – 2007 Research Assistant, VAW-ETH Zurich 2002 MSc Civil Engineering from ETH Zurich

Publications représentatives

Bottom aeration of stepped spillways

Pfister, M., Hager, W.H., Minor, H.-E.
Published in Journal of Hydraulic Engineering (2006) 132(8), 850-853, DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9429(2006)132:8(850) in

Stepped chutes: Pre-aeration and spray reduction

Pfister, M., Hager, W.H., Minor, H.-E.
Published in International Journal of Multiphase Flow (2006) 32(2), 269-284, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2005.10.004 in

Hydraulic performance of step aerator

Schiess, A., Pfister, M., Hager, W.H., Minor, H.-E.
Published in Journal of Hydraulic Engineering (2008) 134(2), 127-134, DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9429(2008)134:2(127) in

Self-entrainment of air on stepped spillways

Pfister, M., Hager, W.H.
Published in International Journal of Multiphase Flow (2011) 37(2), 99-107, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2010.10.007 in

The effect of an abrupt slope change on air entrainment and flow depths on stepped spillways

Ostad Mirza M.J., Matos, J., Pfister, M., Schleiss, A.J.
Published in Journal of Hydraulic Research [accepted] in

Ski jumps, jets and plunge pools

Pfister, M., Schleiss, A.J.
Published in IAHR Monograph Energy Dissipation in Hydraulic Structures (2015), 105-130, H. Chanson, ed., CRC Press, Leiden NL. in

Aeration characteristics of ski jump jets

Schmocker, L., Pfister, M., Hager, W.H., Minor, H.-E.
Published in Journal of Hydraulic Engineering (2008) 134(1), 90-97, DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9429(2008)134:1(90) in

Trajectories and air flow features of ski jump generated jets

Pfister, M., Boes, R.M., Hager, W.H.
Published in Journal of Hydraulic Research (2014) 52(3), 336-346, DOI: 10.1080/00221686.2013.875072 in

Deflector-generated jet

Pfister, M., Hager, W.H.
Published in Journal of Hydraulic Research (2009) 47(4), 466-475, DOI: 10.3826/jhr.2009.3525 in

Deflector-jets affected by pre-aerated approach flow

Pfister, M., Hager, W.H.
Published in Journal of Hydraulic Research (2012) 50(2), 181-191, DOI: 10.1080/00221686.2012.657875 in

Chute aerators. I: Air transport characteristics

Pfister, M., Hager, W.H.
Published in Journal of Hydraulic Engineering (2010) 136(6), 352-359, DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)HY.1943-7900.0000189 in

Chute aerators. II: Hydraulic design

Pfister, M., Hager, W.H.
Published in Journal of Hydraulic Engineering (2010) 136(6), 360-367, DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)HY.1943-7900.0000201 in

Chute aerators: Steep deflectors and cavity sub-pressure

Pfister, M.
Published in Journal of Hydraulic Engineering (2011) 137(10), 1208-1215, DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)HY.1943-7900.0000436 in

Chute aerators: Pre-aerated approach flow

Pfister, M., Lucas, J., Hager, W.H.
Published in Journal of Hydraulic Engineering (2011) 137(11), 1452-1461, DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)HY.1943-7900.0000417 in

Studies of two-phase flow at a chute aerator with experiments and CFD modelling

Teng, P., Yang, J., Pfister, M.
Published in Modelling and Simulation in Engineering (2016), ID 4729128, DOI: 10.1155/2016/4729128 in

Exploratory study on the roller effect in direct hydraulic jumps

Castro-Orgaz, O., Pfister, M., Hager, W.H.
Published in Journal of Hydraulic Research (2010) 48(5), 664-668, DOI: 10.1080/00221686.2010.507006 in

Junction flow between drop shaft and diversion tunnel in Lyss, Switzerland

Pfister, M., Ruehli, E.
Published in Journal of Hydraulic Engineering (2011) 137(8), 836-842, DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)HY.1943-7900.0000365 in

Head losses in junction manholes for free surface flows in circular conduits

Pfister, M., Gisonni, C.
Published in Journal of Hydraulic Engineering (2014) 140(9), DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)HY.1943-7900.0000895 in

Hydraulic design of A-type Piano Key weirs

Leite Ribeiro, M., Pfister, M., Schleiss, A.J., Boillat, J.-L.
Published in Journal of Hydraulic Research (2012) 50(4), 400-408, DOI: 10.1080/00221686.2012.695041 in

Debris blocking sensitivity of Piano Key weirs under reservoir type approach flow

Pfister, M., Capobianco, D., Tullis, B., Schleiss, A.J.
Published in Journal of Hydraulic Engineering (2013) 139(11), 1134-1141, DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)HY.1943-7900.0000780 in

Mobile riverbed scour downstream of a Piano Key weir

Jüstrich, S., Pfister, M., Schleiss, A.J.
Published in Journal of Hydraulic Engineering (2016) 142(11), DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)HY.1943-7900.0001189 in

Wave-reducing stern flap on ship convoys to protect riverbanks

Amacher, R., Cohen Liechti, T., Pfister, M., De Cesare, G., Schleiss, A.J.
Published in Naval Engineers Journal (2015) 127(1), 95-102 in

Approaches to reduce friction losses in headrace waterways of hydropower plants

Nogueira, H.I.S., Pfister, M., Schleiss, A.J.
Published in Journal of Hydraulic Engineering (2016) 142(5), DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)HY.1943-7900.0001123 in

History and significance of the Morton number in hydraulic engineering

Pfister, M., Hager, W.H.
Published in Journal of Hydraulic Engineering (2014) 140(5), DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)HY.1943-7900.0000870 in

Discussion of Scale effects in physical hydraulic engineering models

Pfister, M., Chanson, H.
Published in Journal of Hydraulic Research (2012) 50(2), 244-246, DOI: 10.1080/00221686.2012.654671 in

Two-phase air-water flows: Scale effects in physical modeling

Pfister, M., Chanson, H.
Published in Journal of Hydrodynamics (2014) 26(2), 291-298, DOI: 10.1016/S1001-6058(14)60032-9 in

Comparative analyses of phase-detective intrusive probes in high-velocity air-water flows

Felder, S., Pfister, M.
Published in International Journal of Multiphase Flow (2017) 90(April), 88-101. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2016.12.009 in

Time-based failure analysis of compressed riverbank riprap

Jafarnejad, M., Franca, M., Pfister, M., Schleiss, A.J.
Published in Journal of Hydraulic Research (2017) 55(2), 224-235, DOI: 10.1080/00221686.2016.1212940 in

Enseignement et PhD

Past Phd As Codirector

Stéphane Terrier, Davide Wüthrich

Courses

Quartiers, infrastructures et aménagements durables

PENS-309

Cette Unité d'Enseignement ENAC vise à présenter et mettre en oeuvre de nouvelles notions de planification durable de quartiers urbains.

Urban hydraulic systems

CIVIL-413

Acquisition des connaissances de base nécessaire à la conception, au dimensionnement et à la gestion des réseaux hydrauliques urbains, en particulier concernant l'hydraulique de l'eau potable et usée.