Pedro Manso
EPFL ENAC IIC PL-LCH
GC A3 485 (Bâtiment GC)
Station 18
CH-1015 Lausanne
Unité: SGC-ENS
Mission
1) Carry out research in hydraulics and water resources and infrastructure, focusing sustainability.
2) Engineer, proof and diffuse innovations on water infrastructure construction, rehabilitation and operation.
3) Foster sustainable hydropower as renewable energy source worldwide.
Travail en cours
Swiss Competence Centre for Energy Research - Supply of Electricity (SCCER-SoE)
1) Lead researcher in "Hydropower infrastructure adaptation" (WP2)
2) Project Manager "Flexstor" Pilot & Demonstrator (WP5) on flexible operation of large hydropower schemes.
Biographie
Dr. Pedro MANSO is a civil engineer with over 20 years of experience in the Water and Energy sectors, both in academia and in engineering practice.
His main research interests are on energy dissipation, multiphase flows, transient flows and fluid-structure interaction, related with hydraulic structures and water systems.
He graduated from IST Lisbon in 1998, started his career at DHV Portugal in the water & environment department. In 2001 he joined the Laboratory of Hydraulic Constructions (LCH) at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) where he conducted several engineering and research projects until 2006, and obtained a PhD on the field of rock scour downstream dams. In 2003 he received ICOLD honor certificate for the Next Generation and in 2006 he was granted the ASCE J. C. Stevens Award. From 2006 to end 2014 he worked in Stucky Ltd in Lausanne as project engineer & manager for greenfield hydro projects and rehabilitation and upgrading of existing hydropower schemes and dams in Europe, Africa and Asia, from the study phase till commissioning. In 2010-2012 he served as branch Director in Portugal.
He is an expert in hydraulic structures, dam safety, feasibility studies and design optimization. He joined the SCCER-SoE late 2014 as responsible for the "Hydropower Infrastructure Adaptation" work plan, seconded to the EPFL. Since 01/2017 he coordinates the Demonstrator (No. 7) on improving flexibility in Large Hydropower operation.
Compétences
Dams & hydraulic structures
Parcours professionnel
| Senior Associate | SCCER-SoE | EPFL | since 11.2014 |
| Engineer, Project Manager & KAM | Dams Department | STUCKY | 2006-2014 |
| Technical Director/CTO | branch office Portugal | STUCKY | 2010-2012 |
| Resident Project Manager | Enguri HEPP 1300 MW rehab., Georgia | STUCKY | 05.2007- 06.2008 |
| Research fellow | CEHIDRO | IST, Portugal (inc. 3-month stay at IPH-UFRGS Brazil) | 2006 |
| Research and Teaching Assistant | LCH | EPFL, Switzerland | 2000-2006 |
| Chartered Engineer (P.E.) | Portuguese Chamber of Engineers | 1999 | |
| Engineer | Water & Environment Department | DHV Royal Haskoning, Portugal | 1998-1999 |
Education
| Exec. Educ. Judge Business School | General Management Program | Cambridge University, UK | 2014 |
| Docteur es sciences (Dr Eng.) | Dam safety, water-rock-air interactions | EPFL, Switzerland | 2002-2006 |
| Advanced Master | Hydraulic Schemes | EPFL & ETHZ, Switzerland | 1999-2002 (part-time) |
| Master thesis (Erasmus) | Coastal Engineering | TU Delft, The Netherlands | 1998 |
| Master | Civil Engineering | IST Lisbon, Portugal | 1993-1998 |
Publications
Infoscience
B. Monay; P. Manso; A. Schleiss; J. Dujardin; M. Zappa : Potential increase in energy storage capacity in the Swiss Alps to support the massive development of renewables: Case study of the Grande Dixence hydropower scheme. 2019-02. HYDROES 2019, Grenoble, France, January 29-30, 2019.
D. Ferras; P. Manso; A. Schleiss : One-dimensional fluid–structure interaction models in pressurized fluid-filled pipes: a review; Applied Sciences. 2018-10-08.
D. Ferras; P. A. Manso; A. J. Schleiss; D. I. C. Covas : One-Dimensional Fluid-Structure Interaction Models in Pressurized Fluid-Filled Pipes: A Review; Applied Sciences-Basel. 2018-10-01. DOI : 10.3390/app8101844.
S. Bartlett; J. Dujardin; A. Kahl; B. Kruyt; P. Manso et al. : Charting the course: A possible route to a fully renewable Swiss power system; Energy. 2018-08-15. DOI : 10.1016/j.energy.2018.08.018.
B. Schaefli; P. Manso; M. Fischer; M. Huss; D. Farinotti : The role of glacier retreat for Swiss hydropower production; Renewable Energy. 2018-07-24. DOI : 10.1016/j.renene.2018.07.104.
D. Sannicandro : Conception robuste de petits aménagements hydroélectriques dans les régions reculées d’Afrique ; 2018-06-22.
J. P. Gamito de Saldanha Calado Matos; P. Manso; B. Schaefli; B. Schwegler; A. Schleiss : Four decades of hindsight into a complex hydropower system ; EGU - European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2018, Vienne, Autriche, April 8-13, 2018.
P. Manso; B. Schaefli; M. Fischer; M. Huss; D. Farinotti : Alpine hydropower production and glacier retreat: the case of Switzerland. 2018-04-08. EGU - European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2018, Vienne, Autriche, April 8-13, 2018.
S. Guillén Ludeña; P. Manso; A. Schleiss : Multidecadal sediment balance modelling of a cascade of alpine reservoirs and perspectives based on climate warming; Water. 2018. DOI : 10.3390/w10121759.
P. Manso; S. L. Vorlet; G. De Cesare; S. Guillén Ludeña; J. Stamm et al. : Evolution of reservoir flushing and emptying practices in a cascade of large reservoirs across several decades. 2018. HYDRO 2018, Gdansk, Poland, October 15-17.
A. J. Pachoud; R. Berthod; P. Manso; A. Schleiss : Advanced models for stress evaluation and safety assessment in steel-lined pressure tunnels; Hydropower & Dams. 2018.
S. L. Vorlet; P. Manso; A. Schleiss : Parametric study on the influence of jet-like inflows and outflows on fine sediment settling. 2018. 5th IAHR Europe Congress — New Challenges in Hydraulic Research and Engineering, Trento, Italy, June 12-14, 2018. p. 807-809. DOI : 10.3850/978-981-11-2731-1_197-cd.
S. G. Ludeña; P. Manso; A. J. Schleiss; B. Schwegler; J. Stamm et al. : Sediment balance of a cascade of alpine reservoirs based on multi-decadal data records. 2018. 9th International conference on fluvial hydraulics River Flow 2018, Lyon-Villeurbanne, France, September 5-8, 2018. p. 03012. DOI : 10.1051/e3sconf/20184003012.
G. De Cesare; P. Manso; S. Chamoun; S. Guillén Ludeña; A. Amini et al. : Innovative methods to release fine sediments from seasonal reservoirs. 2018. 26th International Congress on Large Dams, ICOLD, Vienna, Austria, July 1-7, 2018. p. 612-624.
D. Wüthrich; S. Chamoun; G. De Cesare; P. Manso; A. Schleiss : Behaviour of a scour protection overlay with randomly distributed concrete prisms in plunge pools downstream of mobile barrages for exceptional operation conditions. 2018-01-01. 7th IAHR International Symposium on Hydraulic Structures, Aachen, Germany, May 15-18, 2018.
A. Mark : Hydropeaking attenuation in revitalized rivers ; 2018.
S. Vorlet : Preventing fine sediment settling with jet-like inflows and intake-like outflows in reservoirs ; 2018.
M. Giovani : Rénovation d'aménagements hydroélectriques alpins ; 2018.
A. Amini; P. Manso; S. Venuleo; N. Lindsay; C. Leupi et al. : Computational hydraulic modelling of fine sediment stirring and evacuation through the power waterways at the Trift reservoir. 2017-10-09. Hydro 2017, Seville, Spain, October 9-11, 2017.
E. Calixte; F. Zeimetz; P. Manso; A. Schleiss; J. Fauriel : Impacts du changement climatique sur la production hydroélectrique alpine : comment une nouvelle retenue à Oberaletsch pourrait garantir la gestion durable des installations existantes. 2017. Colloque CFBR-SHF, Chambéry, France, 27-28 novembre 2017. p. 445-456. DOI : 10.24346/cfbr_shf_colloque2017_a13.
A. J. Pachoud; P. Manso; A. Schleiss : Contraintes aux soudures longitudinales des blindages sous l'effet de l'anisotropie du rocher et des imperfections géométriques; Wasser, Energie, Luft = Eau, énergie, air. 2017.
A. J. Pachoud; P. Manso; A. Schleiss : New methodology for safety assessment of steel-lined pressure shafts using high-strength steel; International Journal on Hydropower and Dams. 2017.
D. Ferràs Segura; P. Manso; D. I. C. Covas; A. Schleiss : Fluid–structure interaction in pipe coils during hydraulic transients; Journal of Hydraulic Research. 2017. DOI : 10.1080/00221686.2016.1275045.
C. Bousquet; I. Almeida Samora; P. Manso; L. Rossi; P. Heller et al. : Assessment of hydropower potential in wastewater systems and application to Switzerland; Renewable Energy. 2017. DOI : 10.1016/j.renene.2017.05.062.
P. Manso; B. Monay; J. Dujardin; B. Schaefli; A. Schleiss : Winter electricity supply and seasonal storage deficit in the Swiss Alps. 2017. European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2016, Vienna, Austria, April, 17-22, 2016.
A. J. Pachoud; P. Manso; A. Schleiss : Stress intensity factors for axial semi-elliptical surface cracks and embedded elliptical cracks at longitudinal butt welded joints of steel-lined pressure tunnels and shafts considering weld shape; Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 2017. DOI : 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2017.04.024.
D. Ferràs Segura; P. Manso; A. Schleiss; D. J. C. Covas : Fluid structure interaction in straight pipelines with different anchoring conditions; Journal of Sound and Vibration. 2017. DOI : 10.1016/j.jsv.2017.01.047.
A. J. Pachoud : Influence of geometrical imperfections and flaws at welds of steel liners on fatigue behavior of pressure tunnels and shafts in anisotropic rock. Lausanne, EPFL, 2017. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-7305.
A. C. Pereira Barbosa Santos; B. Schaefli; P. Manso; A. Schleiss : Tapping hidden hydropower potential in Swiss Alpine catchments in the context of the planned nuclear power phase out. 2017. EGU General Assembly 2015, Wien, Autriche, April 12-17, 2015. p. 10433-1.
P. Manso; M. Stähli; F. Avellan : Electricity supply and hydropower development in Switzerland; International Journal on Hydropower and Dams. 2016.
P. Manso; J. Filliez; B. Mösching : Fully rehabilitation: integrating a small hydro cascade into a water supply system; International Journal on Hydropower and Dams. 2016.
M. Guittet; S. Akari; M. Capezzali; F. Vuille; P. Manso : Untapped seasonal storage potential in Swiss hydropower schemes ; SCCER-SoEAnnual Conference 2016, HES-SO Valais-Wallis, Sion, Switzerland, September, 12-13, 2016.
I. Samora; P. Manso; M. J. Franca; A. Schleiss; H. Ramos : Microcentrales dans les réseaux urbains; Aqua & Gas. 2016.
A. J. Pachoud; P. Manso; A. Schleiss : New parametric equations to estimate notch stress concentration factors at butt welded joints modeling the weld profile with splines; Engineering Failure Analysis. 2016. DOI : 10.1016/j.engfailanal.2016.11.006.
P. Meier; P. Manso; A. Schleiss; S. Schweizer; A. U. Fankhauser : ’Hydro-peaking mitigation measures: Performance of a complex compensation basin considering future system extensions. 2016. HYDRO 2016, Montreux, Switzerland, October 10-12, 2016.
P. Manso; A. Schleiss; F. Avellan; M. Stähly : Electricity supply and hydropower development in Switzerland. 2016. HYDRO 2016, Montreux, Switzerland, October 10-12, 2016.
M. Guittet; S. Akari; M. Capezzali; F. Vuille; P. Manso : Untapped seasonal storage potential in Swiss hydropower schemes ; SCCER-SoE Annual Conference 2016, Sion, Switzerland, September 12-13, 2016.
D. Ferràs Segura; P. Manso; A. Schleiss; D. I. C. Covas : Experimental distinction of damping mechanisms during hydraulic transients in pipe flow; Journal of Fluids and Structures. 2016. DOI : 10.1016/j.jfluidstructs.2016.06.009.
D. Ferràs Segura; P. Manso; A. Schleiss; D. I. C. Covas : Fluid-structure interaction in straight pipelines: Friction coupling mechanisms; Computers and Structures. 2016. DOI : 10.1016/j.compstruc.2016.06.006.
I. Almeida Samora; P. Manso; M. J. Franca; A. Schleiss : Feasibility assessment of micro-hydropower for energy recovery in the water supply network of the city of Fribourg. 2016. 4th IAHR Europe Congress: Sustainable hydraulics in the era of global change, Liège, Belgium, July 27-29, 2016. p. 167.
I. Samora; P. Manso; M. J. Franca; A. Schleiss; H. Ramos : Opportunity and Economic Feasibility of Inline Microhydropower Units in Water Supply Networks; Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management. 2016. DOI : 10.1061/(ASCE)WR.1943-5452.0000700.
I. Samora; P. Manso; M. J. Franca; A. Schleiss; H. M. Ramos : Energy Recovery Using Micro-Hydropower Technology in Water Supply Systems: The Case Study of the City of Fribourg; Water. 2016. DOI : 10.3390/w8080344.
D. Wüthrich; M. Pfister; P. Manso; G. Constantinescu; A. Schleiss : Surface Turbulence on Bores and Surges propagating on Smooth and Rough Beds. 2016. 6th International Conference on the Application of Physical Modelling in Coastal and Port Engineering and Science (Coastlab16), Ottawa, Canada.
R. M. Gunn; M. Balissat; P. Manso; L. Mouvet; A. Schleiss : Proceedings of the 13th ICOLD International Benchmark Workshop on Numerical Analysis of Dams. 2015. 13th ICOLD International Benchmark Workshop on Numericla Analysis of Dams.
F. Romanelli; M. Abhangi; P. Abreu; M. Aftanas; M. Afzal et al. : Overview of the JET results; Nuclear Fusion -Original Edition-. 2015. DOI : 10.1088/0029-5515/55/10/104001.
D. Ferràs Segura; P. Manso; A. Schleiss; D. I. C. Covas : Hydraulic transients in straight and coil pipe rigs. 2015. 12th International Conference on Pressure Surges, Dublin Ireland, November 18-20, 2015.
P. Manso; B. Schaefli; A. Schleiss : Adaptation of Swiss hydropower infrastructure to meet future electricity needs. 2015. Hydro 2015, Bordeaux, France, October 26-28, 2015.
C. Bousquet; I. Samora; P. Manso; A. Schleiss; L. Rossi et al. : Turbinage des eaux usées, quel potential pour la Suisse?; Aqua & Gas. 2015.
G. De Cesare; P. Manso; M. Daneshvari; A. Schleiss : Laboratory research: bed load guidance into sediment bypass tunnel inlet. 2015. 1st Intl. Workshop on Sediment Bypass Tunnels, Zurich, April 27-29, 2015. p. 169-179.
B. Schaefli; P. Manso; A. Schleiss : Herausforderungen für die Wasserkraft und Forschung im Zusammenhang mit der Schweizer Energiewende ; AGAW-Symposium „Wasserkraft im Wettbewerb“, Innsbruck, 26.6 - 26.6. 2015.
A. Schleiss; P. Manso : Design of Pressure Relief Valves for Protection of Steel-Lined Pressure Shafts and Tunnels Against Buckling During Emptying; Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering. 2012. DOI : 10.1007/s00603-011-0187-9.
P. Manso; E. F. R. Bollaert; A. Schleiss : Influence of plunge pool geometry on high-Velocity jet impact pressures and pressure propagation inside fissured rock media; Journal of Hydraulic Engineering. 2009. DOI : 10.1061/_ASCE_HY.1943-7900.0000090.
P. Manso; A. Schleiss; J.-L. Boillat; E. Bollaert : Large-scale motion induced by turbulent plunging jets in pools created by scouring of the riverbed. 2006. Riverflow - International Conference on Fluvial Hydraulics, Lisbon, Portugal, September 6-8, 2006. p. 657-666.
P. F. d. Almeida Manso : The influence of pool geometry and induced flow patterns in rock scour by high-velocity plunging jets. Lausanne, EPFL, 2006. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-3430.
Enseignement & Phd
Enseignement
- Civil Engineering,
Programmes doctoraux
- Doctoral Program in Civil and Environmental Engineering
Doctorants
Cours
Barrages et ouvrages hydrauliques annexes
Les barrages font partie des plus grands ouvrages jamais réalisés par l'homme. Ce cours donne une introduction dans le domaine fascinant de la conception et la construction des barrages indispensable pour l'approvisionnement en eau et énergie mais intégré... 
Ouvrages et aménagements hydrauliques
Les aménagements hydrauliques sont indispensable pour garantir l'approvisionnement en énergie écophile et renouvelable, de même que l'approvisionnement en eau de bonne qualité et en quantité suffisante pour lutter contre la faim, la pauvreté et les maladi...
Ouvrages hydrauliques et aménagements hydroélectriques
Basé sur le cours Ouvrages et aménagements hydraulique, la conception générale et l'arrangement des différents aménagements hydroélectriques avec le dimensionnement de leurs éléments hydrauliques ainsi les ouvrages hydrauliques annexes au barrages sont tr...
Recherche
En cours
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4022-5215N2DT - capacity building in dam surveillance and research needs in dam engineering
SmallFLEX - introducing flexible operation on mountain run-of-the-river hydropower schemes. Academic partners: EAWAG, WSL, EPFL-LMH and HES-SO.
Industrial partners: Forces Motrices Valaisannes (FMV)
Research work on:
- Storage alternatives & multipurpose infrastructure
- Aeration and deaeration of pressurized hydraulic waterways
- Interplay between water & sediment nowcasting and HHP operation
- Operation of pelton turbines with variable head & jet instability
- Virtual HPP operation and monitoring
- Downstream impact of flexible operation in winter & transition months
FLEXSTOR - Innovative solutions for flexible hydropower storage
Academic partners: EAWAG, WSL, ETHZ-VAW, EPFL-LMH and HES-SO.
Industrial partners: Kraftwerke Oberhasli (KWO)
Research work on:
- Hydropeaking
- Impulse waves
- Storage management as function of variable demand patterns
- Cascade flushing
- Suspended sediment flushing and related turbine abrasion thresholds
- Pump-turbine instability
RenovHYDRO - renovation of hydropower plants considering new functionalities and services to the grid, in particular:
- adding intra-seasonal flexibility through storage
- hydropeaking mitigation
- combined asset portfolios
Précédente
Chopin S2C - Caractérisation hydraulique des orifices des chambres d'équilibre d'aménagements à haute chute, paramétrage et influence sur la stabilité du système en chargeHydroNET2 - Methodologies for hydropower plants. Research work on:
- Robust design of hydropower plants under uncertainties
- Design of steel lined pressure tunnels and shafts
IST-EPFL Joint Doctoral Initiative - Environmental hydraulics. Research work on:
- Fluid-structure interaction during hydraulic transients (2015-2016)
- Inline micro-hydropower units in Water Supply networks (2014-2016)
- Uncertainties in water resources quantification in Alpine environments
development in a changing environment (2014-2015)
SEDITRANS: Sediment transport in fluvial, estuarine and coastal environment (Marie Curie Actions Initial Training Networks FP7-PEOPLE-2013-ITN N. 607394 (2013-2014), http://www.seditrans.civil.upatras.gr/)
Dynamic loads generated by high-velocity diffusive jet layers in real-life plunge pools (04/2006 11/2006). IST Portugal, IPH/UFRGS Brazil and EPFL/LCH Switzerland. Funded by Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT), Portugal.
ESHA Thematic network on Small Hydro, European Small Hydro Association, Switzerland (2003-2004). Network of 11 institutions within the ESHA for promotion of mini-hydro. 4th European Framework program.