Pedro Manso
Expertise
Dams & hydraulic structures, Hydropower (large/small/pumped-storage), Hydrology & Water Resources, Hydraulic modelling
Rock scour, Sediment management, Air-water-rock interaction, Fluid-structure/interface interaction
Feasibility studies, Project & Team Management
Rock scour, Sediment management, Air-water-rock interaction, Fluid-structure/interface interaction
Feasibility studies, Project & Team Management
Expertise
Dams & hydraulic structures, Hydropower (large/small/pumped-storage), Hydrology & Water Resources, Hydraulic modelling
Rock scour, Sediment management, Air-water-rock interaction, Fluid-structure/interface interaction
Feasibility studies, Project & Team Management
Rock scour, Sediment management, Air-water-rock interaction, Fluid-structure/interface interaction
Feasibility studies, Project & Team Management
Mission
1) Carry out research in hydraulic structures and water resources
2) Engineer, proof and diffuse innovative solutions on water infrastructure
3) Foster sustainable hydropower as renewable energy source worldwide.
2) Engineer, proof and diffuse innovative solutions on water infrastructure
3) Foster sustainable hydropower as renewable energy source worldwide.
Current work
Swiss Competence Centre for Energy Research - Supply of Electricity (SCCER-SoE)
1) Lead researcher in Hydropower infrastructure adaptation
2) Coordinator of the Demonstrator for large hydropower schemes
1) Lead researcher in Hydropower infrastructure adaptation
2) Coordinator of the Demonstrator for large hydropower schemes
Dr. Pedro MANSO is a civil engineer with 20+ years of experience in the Water and Energy sectors, both in academia and in engineering practice.
His main research interests are on fluid-structure interaction, dam behaviour, hydraulic transients and multiphase flows in hydraulic structures and water infrastructure.
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. In 2006 he 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.
He is an expert in hydraulic structures, dam safety, feasibility studies, design optimization and catchment hydrology. He joined the SCCER-SoE late 2014 as Senior Research Associate on "Hydropower Infrastructure Adaptation", seconded to LCH-EPFL. He is founder of several spin-off associations and companies from IST and EPFL.
His main research interests are on fluid-structure interaction, dam behaviour, hydraulic transients and multiphase flows in hydraulic structures and water infrastructure.
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. In 2006 he 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.
He is an expert in hydraulic structures, dam safety, feasibility studies, design optimization and catchment hydrology. He joined the SCCER-SoE late 2014 as Senior Research Associate on "Hydropower Infrastructure Adaptation", seconded to LCH-EPFL. He is founder of several spin-off associations and companies from IST and EPFL.
Education
Exec. Educ. Judge Business School
| General Management Program2014 – 2014 Cambridge University, UK
Docteur es sciences (Dr Eng.)
| Dam safety, water-rock-air interactions
2002 – 2006
EPFL, Switzerland
Directed by
Anton Schleiss
Advanced Master
| Hydraulic Schemes1999 – 2002 EPFL & ETHZ, Switzerland
Master thesis (Erasmus)
| Coastal Engineering1998 – 1998 TU Delft, The Netherlands
Master
| Civil Engineering1993 – 1998 IST Lisbon, Portugal
Professionals experiences
Lecturer
Senior Associate
Awards
ASCE JC Stevens Award
Best Discussion
2006
ICOLD Next Generation
Honors
2003
Selected publications
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
Pachoud A., Manso P., Schleiss A.
Published in Engineering Fracture mechanics (accepted 18.04.2017) in
Infoscience
Plunging Circular Jets: Experimental Characterization of Dynamic Pressures Near the Stagnation Zone
Water. 2022-01-09. DOI : 10.3390/w14020173.Overflow pressure characterization in lined plunge pools for slab sizing
2022. 39th IAHR World Congress, Granada, Spain, June 19-24, 2022. p. 2240-2248. DOI : 10.3850/IAHR-39WC252171192022178.Development of a Semi-distributed Hydrological Model for Glaciated Punatshangchu Basin in Bhutan
Journal of Applied Engineering, Technology and Management. 2021-06. DOI : 10.54417/jaetm.v1i1.19.Swiss Potential for Hydropower Generation and Storage - Synthesis report
2021-09-01Single-phase SPH modelling of plunge pool dynamic pressures at a near-prototype scale
Journal Of Hydraulic Research. 2021-03-23. DOI : 10.1080/00221686.2020.1862320.Heightening of Very High Gravity Dams: The Case Study of the Grande Dixence
2020-10-19. ICOLD International Benchmark Workshop on Numerical Analysis of Dams, ICOLD-BW, Milan, Italy, Septembre 9-11, 2019. p. 775-792. DOI : 10.1007/978-3-030-51085-5_43.Résistance ultime au déversement des barrages en béto
2020-01-23Seismic Behavior of Pine Flat Concrete Gravity Dam Using Microplane Damage-Plasticity Model
2020. ICOLD International Benchmark Workshop on Numerical Analysis of Dams, ICOLD-BW, Milan, Italy, Septembre 9-11, 2019. p. 353-367. DOI : 10.1007/978-3-030-51085-5_19.The sediment challenge of Swiss river corridors interrupted by man-made reservoirs
2020. River Flow 2020: the 10th Conference on Fluvial Hydraulics, [Online event], July 06-10, 2020. DOI : 10.1201/b22619-247.Numerical Simulations of an Innovative Water Stirring Device for Fine Sediment Release: The Case Study of the Future Trift Reservoir
2020. 5th International Conference SimHydro 2019, Nice Sophia Antipolis, France, June 12-14, 2019. p. 967-978. DOI : 10.1007/978-981-15-5436-0_73.Overview of the JET preparation for deuterium-tritium operation with the ITER like-wall
Nuclear Fusion. 2019-11-01. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/ab2276.Current Research into Applications of Tomography for Fusion Diagnostics
Journal of Fusion Energy. 2019-08-01. DOI : 10.1007/s10894-018-0178-x.The software and hardware architecture of the real-time protection of in-vessel components in JET-ILW
Nuclear Fusion. 2019-07-01. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/ab1a79.Impact of fast ions on density peaking in JET: fluid and gyrokinetic modeling
Plasma Physics And Controlled Fusion. 2019-07-01. DOI : 10.1088/1361-6587/ab1e65.EDGE2D-EIRENE simulations of the influence of isotope effects and anomalous transport coefficients on near scrape-off layer radial electric field
Plasma Physics And Controlled Fusion. 2019-07-01. DOI : 10.1088/1361-6587/ab1629.Geodesic acoustic mode evolution in L-mode approaching the L-H transition on JET
Plasma Physics And Controlled Fusion. 2019-07-01. DOI : 10.1088/1361-6587/ab1e73.On a fusion born triton effect in JET deuterium discharges with H-minority ion cyclotron range of frequencies heating
Nuclear Fusion. 2019-06-01. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/ab19f5.COREDIV numerical simulation of high neutron rate JET-ILW DD pulses in view of extension to JET-ILW DT experiments
Nuclear Fusion. 2019-05-01. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/ab0c47.Comparison of the structure of the plasma-facing surface and tritium accumulation in beryllium tiles from JET ILW campaigns 2011-2012 and 2013-2014
Nuclear Materials And Energy. 2019-05-01. DOI : 10.1016/j.nme.2019.02.011.First mirror test in JET for ITER: Complete overview after three ILW campaigns
Nuclear Materials And Energy. 2019-05-01. DOI : 10.1016/j.nme.2019.02.009.Radial variation of heat transport in L-mode JET discharges
Nuclear Fusion. 2019-05-01. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/ab03e1.Approximate analytic expressions using Stokes model for tokamak polarimetry and their range of validity
Plasma Physics And Controlled Fusion. 2019-05-01. DOI : 10.1088/1361-6587/ab09c2.Long-lived coupled peeling ballooning modes preceding ELMs on JET
Nuclear Fusion. 2019-05-01. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/ab0031.Validation of the ICRF antenna coupling code RAPLICASOL against TOPICA and experiments
Nuclear Fusion. 2019-04-01. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/aaf455.Solving of a lifting problem in a pumped storage power plant
SCCER-SoE Annual Conference 2019 - Hydropower and Geo-Energy in Switzerland: Challenges and Perspectives, EPFL Lausanne, Switzerland, September 3-4, 2019.Hydro-structural investigation of a 100 MW Francis turbine based on experimental tests and numerical simulations
SCCER-SoE Annual Conference 2019 - Hydropower and Geo-Energy in Switzerland: Challenges and Perspectives, EPFL Lausanne, Switzerland, September 3-4, 2019.First insights on the production flexibility at the KWGO Power Plant
SCCER-SoE Annual Conference 2019 - Hydropower and Geo-Energy in Switzerland: Challenges and Perspectives , EPFL Lausanne, Switzerland, September 3-4, 2019.Balancing hydropeaking mitigation and hydropower production
EGU General Assembly 2019, Vienna, Austria, April 07-12, 2019.Synergies entre la production hydroélectrique et la protection contre les crues : cas d'étude de la Sihl en Suisse
La Houille Blanche. 2019-11-13. DOI : 10.1051/lhb/2019028.Hydropeaking mitigation measures in the Swiss Upper-Rhône basin
2019. 26th HYDRO 2019 – CONCEPT TO CLOSURE: PRACTICAL STEPS, Porto, Portugal, October 15-17, 2019. p. Paper 25.06.Improving hydropower flexibility by synergizing independently managed utilities
2019. 26th HYDRO 2019 – CONCEPT TO CLOSURE: PRACTICAL STEPS, Porto, Portugal, October 15-17, 2019. p. Paper 01.06.Introducing flexibility in alpine small hydropower plants using smart storage
2019. HYDRO 2019 - Concept to closure: Practical steps, Porto, Portugal, October 15-17, 2019. p. Paper 25.06.An assessment of nitrogen concentrations from spectroscopic measurements in the JET and ASDEX upgrade divertor
Nuclear Materials And Energy. 2019-01-01. DOI : 10.1016/j.nme.2018.12.012.Material migration and fuel retention studies during the JET carbon divertor campaigns
Fusion Engineering And Design. 2019-01-01. DOI : 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2018.10.002.Full-orbit and drift calculations of fusion product losses due to explosive fishbones on JET
Nuclear Fusion. 2019-01-01. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/aaea1e.Measuring fast ions in fusion plasmas with neutron diagnostics at JET
Plasma Physics And Controlled Fusion. 2019-01-01. DOI : 10.1088/1361-6587/aad8a6.Assessing the acceptability of concrete dam submergence considering scour
SCCER-SoE Annual Conference 2019 - Hydropower and Geo-Energy in Switzerland: Challenges and Perspectives, EPFL Lausanne, Switzerland, September 3-4, 2019.Seismic behavior of pine flat concrete gravity dam using microplane damage-plasticity model
SCCER-SoE Annual Conference 2019 - Hydropower and Geo-Energy in Switzerland: Challenges and Perspectives, EPFL Lausanne, Switzerland, September 3-4, 2019.Heightening of very high gravity dams: the case study of the Grande Dixence
SCCER-SoE Annual Conference 2019 - Hydropower and Geo-Energy in Switzerland: Challenges and Perspectives, EPFL Lausanne, Switzerland, September 3-4, 2019.Atténuation dans l'espace cours d'eau des éclusées résiduelles d'un bassin de démodulation: cas d'étude de Piotta
CCER-SoE Annual Conference 2019 - Hydropower and Geo-Energy in Switzerland: Challenges and Perspectives, EPFL Lausanne, Switzerland, September 3-4, 2019.Renewal of alpine hydroelectric plants according to the spatial and temporal scales of analysis
CCER-SoE Annual Conference 2019 - Hydropower and Geo-Energy in Switzerland: Challenges and Perspectives, EPFL Lausanne, Switzerland, September 3-4, 2019.Alpine hydropower plants renewal : synergies between flexible production and hydropeaking mitigation
SCCER-SoE Annual Conference 2019 - Hydropower and Geo-Energy in Switzerland: Challenges and Perspectives, EPFL Lausanne, Switzerland, September 3-4, 2019.Control of sediment transport on an alpine catchment basin for the safe application of smart storage operations on an run-off-river HPP
SCCER-SoE Annual Conference 2019 - Hydropower and Geo-Energy in Switzerland: Challenges and Perspectives, EPFL Lausanne, Switzerland, September 3-4, 2019.Added value of smart storage operations on an alpine run-off-river HPP obtain from hydrological-hydraulic modelling
SCCER-SoE Annual Conference 2019 - Hydropower and Geo-Energy in Switzerland: Challenges and Perspectives, EPFL Lausanne, Switzerland, September 3-4, 2019.Innovative methods to release fine sediments from reservoirs developed at EPFL, Switzerland
IAHR Hydrolink. 2019.A locked mode indicator for disruption prediction on JET and ASDEX upgrade
Fusion Engineering And Design. 2019-01-01. DOI : 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2018.11.021.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
2019-02-01. HYDROES 2019, Grenoble, France, January 29-30, 2019.Tritium retention characteristics in dust particles in JET with ITER-like wall
Nuclear Materials And Energy. 2018-12-01. DOI : 10.1016/j.nme.2018.11.001.Thermal desorption spectrometry of beryllium plasma facing tiles exposed in the JET tokamak (vol 133, pg 135, 2018)
Fusion Engineering And Design. 2018-12-01. DOI : 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2018.08.007.Propagating transport-code input parameter uncertainties with deterministic sampling
Plasma Physics And Controlled Fusion. 2018-12-01. DOI : 10.1088/1361-6587/aae80b.Assessment of the baseline scenario at q(95) similar to 3 for ITER
Nuclear Fusion. 2018-12-01. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/aade57.Identification of BeO and BeOxDy in melted zones of the JET Be limiter tiles: Raman study using comparison with laboratory samples
Nuclear Materials And Energy. 2018-12-01. DOI : 10.1016/j.nme.2018.11.008.On the role of finite grid extent in SOLPS-ITER edge plasma simulations for JET H-mode discharges with metallic wall
Nuclear Materials And Energy. 2018-12-01. DOI : 10.1016/j.nme.2018.10.013.Heat flux analysis of Type-I ELM impact on a sloped, protruding surface in the JET bulk tungsten divertor
Nuclear Materials And Energy. 2018-12-01. DOI : 10.1016/j.nme.2018.10.009.3D non-linear MHD simulation of the MHD response and density increase as a result of shattered pellet injection
Nuclear Fusion. 2018-12-01. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/aae614.Plasma-wall interaction on the divertor tiles of JET ITER-like wall from the viewpoint of micro/nanoscopic observations
Fusion Engineering And Design. 2018-11-01. DOI : 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2018.01.051.Dust generation in tokamaks: Overview of beryllium and tungsten dust characterisation in JET with the ITER-like wall
Fusion Engineering And Design. 2018-11-01. DOI : 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2018.03.027.Characterisation of neutron generators and monitoring detectors for the in-vessel calibration of JET
Fusion Engineering And Design. 2018-11-01. DOI : 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2018.01.071.Modelling of the neutron production in a mixed beam DT neutron generator
Fusion Engineering And Design. 2018-11-01. DOI : 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2018.04.075.Activation material selection for multiple foil activation detectors in JET TT campaign
Fusion Engineering And Design. 2018-11-01. DOI : 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2018.04.052.Generation of a plasma neutron source for Monte Carlo neutron transport calculations in the tokamak JET
Fusion Engineering And Design. 2018-11-01. DOI : 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2018.04.065.Assessment of the strength of kinetic effects of parallel electron transport in the SOL and divertor of JET high radiative H-mode plasmas using EDGE2D-EIRENE and KIPP codes
Plasma Physics And Controlled Fusion. 2018-11-01. DOI : 10.1088/1361-6587/aae0a0.Preparation for commissioning of materials detritiation facility at Culham Science Centre
Fusion Engineering And Design. 2018-11-01. DOI : 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2018.05.019.Determination of 2D poloidal maps of the intrinsic W density for transport studies in JET-ILW
Review Of Scientific Instruments. 2018-11-01. DOI : 10.1063/1.5046562.Shutdown dose rate measurements after the 2016 Deuterium-Deuterium campaign at JET
Fusion Engineering And Design. 2018-11-01. DOI : 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2018.05.006.Shutdown dose rate neutronics experiment during high performances DD operations at JET
Fusion Engineering And Design. 2018-11-01. DOI : 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2018.05.053.Testing of tritium breeder blanket activation foil spectrometer during JET operations
Fusion Engineering And Design. 2018-11-01. DOI : 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2018.02.005.Equilibrium reconstruction at JET using Stokes model for polarimetry
Nuclear Fusion. 2018-10-01. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/aad751.14 MeV calibration of JET neutron detectors-phase 2: in-vessel calibration
Nuclear Fusion. 2018-10-01. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/aad4c1.An improved model for the accurate calculation of parallel heat fluxes at the JET bulk tungsten outer divertor
Nuclear Fusion. 2018-10-01. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/aad83e.The upgraded JET gamma-ray cameras based on high resolution/high count rate compact spectrometers
Review Of Scientific Instruments. 2018-10-01. DOI : 10.1063/1.5038839.Development of a new compact gamma-ray spectrometer optimised for runaway electron measurements
Review Of Scientific Instruments. 2018-10-01. DOI : 10.1063/1.5038803.Instrumentation for the upgrade to the JET core charge-exchange spectrometers
Review Of Scientific Instruments. 2018-10-01. DOI : 10.1063/1.5037639.Neutron emission spectroscopy of D plasmas at JET with a compact liquid scintillating neutron spectrometer
Review Of Scientific Instruments. 2018-10-01. DOI : 10.1063/1.5038549.TLD calibration for neutron fluence measurements at JET fusion facility
Nuclear Instruments & Methods In Physics Research Section A-Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors And Associated Equipment. 2018-10-01. DOI : 10.1016/j.nima.2018.07.050.Synthetic spectra of BeH, BeD and BeT for emission modeling in JET plasmas
Journal Of Physics B-Atomic Molecular And Optical Physics. 2018-09-28. DOI : 10.1088/1361-6455/aad6d0.On the Use of Transfer Entropy to Investigate the Time Horizon of Causal Influences between Signals
Entropy. 2018-09-01. DOI : 10.3390/e20090627.Activation of ITER materials in JET: nuclear characterisation experiments for the long-term irradiation station
Nuclear Fusion. 2018-09-01. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/aacca0.First principle integrated modeling of multi-channel transport including Tungsten in JET
Nuclear Fusion. 2018-09-01. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/aac780.Neutral pathways and heat flux widths in vertical- and horizontal-target EDGE2D-EIRENE simulations of JET
Nuclear Fusion. 2018-09-01. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/aacf0f.Observations and modelling of ion cyclotron emission observed in JET plasmas using a sub-harmonic arc detection system during ion cyclotron resonance heating
Nuclear Fusion. 2018-09-01. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/aace03.Review of recent experimental and modeling advances in the understanding of lower hybrid current drive in ITER-relevant regimes
Nuclear Fusion. 2018-09-01. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/aad0aa.Alpha heating, isotopic mass, and fast ion effects in deuterium-tritium experiments
Nuclear Fusion. 2018-09-01. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/aaca04.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.Escaping alpha-particle monitor for burning plasmas
Nuclear Fusion. 2018-08-01. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/aab676.MHD spectroscopy of JET plasmas with pellets via Alfven eigenmodes
Nuclear Fusion. 2018-08-01. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/aabb67.Overview Of Neutron Measurements In Jet Fusion Device
Radiation Protection Dosimetry. 2018-08-01. DOI : 10.1093/rpd/ncx174.Thermal desorption spectrometry of beryllium plasma facing tiles exposed in the JET tokamak
Fusion Engineering And Design. 2018-08-01. DOI : 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2018.05.075.Activation Inventories After Exposure To Dd/Dt Neutrons In Safety Analysis Of Nuclear Fusion Installations
Radiation Protection Dosimetry. 2018-08-01. DOI : 10.1093/rpd/ncx262.Dependence of the turbulent particle flux on hydrogen isotopes induced by collisionality
Physics Of Plasmas. 2018-08-01. DOI : 10.1063/1.5045545.Scaling of the geodesic acoustic mode amplitude on JET
Plasma Physics And Controlled Fusion. 2018-08-01. DOI : 10.1088/1361-6587/aac980.Inter-ELM evolution of the edge current density in JET-ILW type I ELMy H-mode plasmas
Plasma Physics And Controlled Fusion. 2018-08-01. DOI : 10.1088/1361-6587/aac7a9.Analysis of plasma termination in the JET hybrid scenario
Nuclear Fusion. 2018-07-01. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/aac526.Correlation of surface chemical states with hydrogen isotope retention in divertor tiles of JET with ITER-Like Wall
Fusion Engineering And Design. 2018-07-01. DOI : 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2018.04.124.Observation of enhanced ion particle transport in mixed H/D isotope plasmas on JET
Nuclear Fusion. 2018-07-01. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/aac342.Fast H isotope and impurity mixing in ion-temperature-gradient turbulence
Nuclear Fusion. 2018-07-01. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/aacd57.Modelling of JET DT experiments in ILW configurations
Contributions To Plasma Physics. 2018-07-01. DOI : 10.1002/ctpp.201700118.W transport and accumulation control in the termination phase of JET H-mode discharges and implications for ITER
Plasma Physics And Controlled Fusion. 2018-07-01. DOI : 10.1088/1361-6587/aabf52.A First Analysis of JET Plasma Profile-Based Indicators for Disruption Prediction and Avoidance
Ieee Transactions On Plasma Science. 2018-07-01. DOI : 10.1109/TPS.2018.2841394.Conception robuste de petits aménagements hydroélectriques dans les régions reculées d’Afrique
2018-06-22Under
Predictive performance of multi-model ensemble forecasts of COVID-19 across European nations
Elife. 2023-04-21. DOI : 10.7554/eLife.81916.Plunging Circular Jets: Experimental Characterization of Dynamic Pressures Near the Stagnation Zone
Water. 2022-01-09. DOI : 10.3390/w14020173.Overflow pressure characterization in lined plunge pools for slab sizing
2022. 39th IAHR World Congress, Granada, Spain, June 19-24, 2022. p. 2240-2248. DOI : 10.3850/IAHR-39WC252171192022178.Development of a Semi-distributed Hydrological Model for Glaciated Punatshangchu Basin in Bhutan
Journal of Applied Engineering, Technology and Management. 2021-06. DOI : 10.54417/jaetm.v1i1.19.Production flexibility of small run-of-river power plants: KWGO smart-storage case study
2021-01-01. 30th IAHR Symposium on Hydraulic Machinery and Systems (IAHR), ELECTR NETWORK, Mar 21-26, 2021. p. 012037. DOI : 10.1088/1755-1315/774/1/012037.Swiss Potential for Hydropower Generation and Storage - Synthesis report
2021-09-01Heightening of Very High Gravity Dams: The Case Study of the Grande Dixence
2020-10-19. ICOLD International Benchmark Workshop on Numerical Analysis of Dams, ICOLD-BW, Milan, Italy, Septembre 9-11, 2019. p. 775-792. DOI : 10.1007/978-3-030-51085-5_43.Résistance ultime au déversement des barrages en béto
2020-01-23Seismic Behavior of Pine Flat Concrete Gravity Dam Using Microplane Damage-Plasticity Model
2020. ICOLD International Benchmark Workshop on Numerical Analysis of Dams, ICOLD-BW, Milan, Italy, Septembre 9-11, 2019. p. 353-367. DOI : 10.1007/978-3-030-51085-5_19.The sediment challenge of Swiss river corridors interrupted by man-made reservoirs
2020. River Flow 2020: the 10th Conference on Fluvial Hydraulics, [Online event], July 06-10, 2020. DOI : 10.1201/b22619-247.Numerical Simulations of an Innovative Water Stirring Device for Fine Sediment Release: The Case Study of the Future Trift Reservoir
2020. 5th International Conference SimHydro 2019, Nice Sophia Antipolis, France, June 12-14, 2019. p. 967-978. DOI : 10.1007/978-981-15-5436-0_73.A power-balance model of the density limit in fusion plasmas: application to the L-mode tokamak
Nuclear Fusion. 2019-12-01. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/ab3b31.Interpretative and predictive modelling of Joint European Torus collisionality scans
Plasma Physics And Controlled Fusion. 2019-11-01. DOI : 10.1088/1361-6587/ab2f45.Overview of the JET preparation for deuterium-tritium operation with the ITER like-wall
Nuclear Fusion. 2019-11-01. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/ab2276.Ion cyclotron resonance heating scenarios for DEMO
Nuclear Fusion. 2019-10-01. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/ab318b.Control of the hydrogen:deuterium isotope mixture using pellets in JET
Nuclear Fusion. 2019-10-01. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/ab3812.A new mechanism for increasing density peaking in tokamaks: improvement of the inward particle pinch with edge E x B shearing
Plasma Physics And Controlled Fusion. 2019-10-01. DOI : 10.1088/1361-6587/ab31a4.Modification of the Alfven wave spectrum by pellet injection
Nuclear Fusion. 2019-10-01. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/ab382b.Novel method for determination of tritium depth profiles in metallic samples
Nuclear Fusion. 2019-10-01. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/ab3056.A wall-aligned grid generator for non-linear simulations of MHD instabilities in tokamak plasmas
Computer Physics Communications. 2019-10-01. DOI : 10.1016/j.cpc.2019.05.007.Deep neural networks for plasma tomography with applications to JET and COMPASS
Journal Of Instrumentation. 2019-09-01. DOI : 10.1088/1748-0221/14/09/C09011.Role of fast ion pressure in the isotope effect in JET L-mode plasmas
Nuclear Fusion. 2019-09-01. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/ab2d4f.Erosion, screening, and migration of tungsten in the JET divertor
Nuclear Fusion. 2019-09-01. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/ab2aef.Gyrokinetic analysis and simulation of pedestals to identify the culprits for energy losses using 'fingerprints'
Nuclear Fusion. 2019-09-01. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/ab1fa2.First principles and integrated modelling achievements towards trustful fusion power predictions for JET and ITER
Nuclear Fusion. 2019-08-01. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/ab25b1.Adaptive learning for disruption prediction in non-stationary conditions
Nuclear Fusion. 2019-08-01. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/ab1ecc.Direct gyrokinetic comparison of pedestal transport in JET with carbon and ITER-like walls
Nuclear Fusion. 2019-08-01. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/ab25bd.Current Research into Applications of Tomography for Fusion Diagnostics
Journal of Fusion Energy. 2019-08-01. DOI : 10.1007/s10894-018-0178-x.Beryllium melting and erosion on the upper dump plates in JET during three ITER-like wall campaigns
Nuclear Fusion. 2019-08-01. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/ab2076.Simulation of neutron emission in neutral beam injection heated plasmas with the real-time code RABBIT
Nuclear Fusion. 2019-08-01. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/ab1edd.Energetic ion losses 'channeling' mechanism and strategy for mitigation
Plasma Physics And Controlled Fusion. 2019-08-01. DOI : 10.1088/1361-6587/ab27fd.Self-consistent pedestal prediction for JET-ILW in preparation of the DT campaign
Physics Of Plasmas. 2019-07-01. DOI : 10.1063/1.5096870.Micro ion beam analysis for the erosion of beryllium marker tiles in a tokamak limiter
Nuclear Instruments & Methods In Physics Research Section B-Beam Interactions With Materials And Atoms. 2019-07-01. DOI : 10.1016/j.nimb.2018.08.028.The software and hardware architecture of the real-time protection of in-vessel components in JET-ILW
Nuclear Fusion. 2019-07-01. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/ab1a79.Impact of fast ions on density peaking in JET: fluid and gyrokinetic modeling
Plasma Physics And Controlled Fusion. 2019-07-01. DOI : 10.1088/1361-6587/ab1e65.EDGE2D-EIRENE simulations of the influence of isotope effects and anomalous transport coefficients on near scrape-off layer radial electric field
Plasma Physics And Controlled Fusion. 2019-07-01. DOI : 10.1088/1361-6587/ab1629.Geodesic acoustic mode evolution in L-mode approaching the L-H transition on JET
Plasma Physics And Controlled Fusion. 2019-07-01. DOI : 10.1088/1361-6587/ab1e73.On a fusion born triton effect in JET deuterium discharges with H-minority ion cyclotron range of frequencies heating
Nuclear Fusion. 2019-06-01. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/ab19f5.COREDIV numerical simulation of high neutron rate JET-ILW DD pulses in view of extension to JET-ILW DT experiments
Nuclear Fusion. 2019-05-01. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/ab0c47.The effect of beryllium oxide on retention in JET ITER-like wall tiles
Nuclear Materials And Energy. 2019-05-01. DOI : 10.1016/j.nme.2019.02.022.Diagnostic of fast-ion energy spectra and densities in magnetized plasmas
Journal Of Instrumentation. 2019-05-01. DOI : 10.1088/1748-0221/14/05/C05019.Investigation of deuterium trapping and release in the JET divertor during the third ILW campaign using TDS
Nuclear Materials And Energy. 2019-05-01. DOI : 10.1016/j.nme.2019.03.012.Comparison of the structure of the plasma-facing surface and tritium accumulation in beryllium tiles from JET ILW campaigns 2011-2012 and 2013-2014
Nuclear Materials And Energy. 2019-05-01. DOI : 10.1016/j.nme.2019.02.011.Improved ERO modelling of beryllium erosion at ITER upper first wall panel using JET-ILW and PISCES-B experience
Nuclear Materials And Energy. 2019-05-01. DOI : 10.1016/j.nme.2019.03.016.Dynamic modelling of local fuel inventory and desorption in the whole tokamak vacuum vessel for auto-consistent plasma-wall interaction simulations
Nuclear Materials And Energy. 2019-05-01. DOI : 10.1016/j.nme.2019.03.019.First mirror test in JET for ITER: Complete overview after three ILW campaigns
Nuclear Materials And Energy. 2019-05-01. DOI : 10.1016/j.nme.2019.02.009.Modelling of the effect of ELMs on fuel retention at the bulk W divertor of JET
Nuclear Materials And Energy. 2019-05-01. DOI : 10.1016/j.nme.2019.03.013.RF sheath modeling of experimentally observed plasma surface interactions with the JET ITER-Like Antenna
Nuclear Materials And Energy. 2019-05-01. DOI : 10.1016/j.nme.2019.03.009.Investigation of deuterium trapping and release in the JET ITER-like wall divertor using TDS and TMAP
Nuclear Materials And Energy. 2019-05-01. DOI : 10.1016/j.nme.2019.02.031.Deposition of impurity metals during campaigns with the JET ITER-like Wall
Nuclear Materials And Energy. 2019-05-01. DOI : 10.1016/j.nme.2018.12.024.Radial variation of heat transport in L-mode JET discharges
Nuclear Fusion. 2019-05-01. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/ab03e1.Approximate analytic expressions using Stokes model for tokamak polarimetry and their range of validity
Plasma Physics And Controlled Fusion. 2019-05-01. DOI : 10.1088/1361-6587/ab09c2.Long-lived coupled peeling ballooning modes preceding ELMs on JET
Nuclear Fusion. 2019-05-01. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/ab0031.Recurrence Plots for Dynamic Analysis of Type-I ELMs at JET With a Carbon Wall
Ieee Transactions On Plasma Science. 2019-04-01. DOI : 10.1109/TPS.2019.2901313.Determination of isotope ratio in the divertor of JET-ILW by high-resolution H alpha spectroscopy: H-D experiment and implications for D-T experiment
Nuclear Fusion. 2019-04-01. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/ab0000.Analysis of deposited layers with deuterium and impurity elements on samples from the divertor of JET with ITER-like wall
Journal Of Nuclear Materials. 2019-04-01. DOI : 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2018.11.027.Validation of the ICRF antenna coupling code RAPLICASOL against TOPICA and experiments
Nuclear Fusion. 2019-04-01. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/aaf455.Population modelling of the He II energy levels in tokamak plasmas: I. Collisional excitation model
Journal Of Physics B-Atomic Molecular And Optical Physics. 2019-02-28. DOI : 10.1088/1361-6455/aaf703.Analysis of the outer divertor hot spot activity in the protection video camera recordings at JET
Fusion Engineering And Design. 2019-02-01. DOI : 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2018.12.079.Improved neutron activation dosimetry for fusion
Fusion Engineering and Design. 2019-02-01. DOI : 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2019.01.002.Experimental and numerical investigations of a high-head pumped-storage power plant at speed no-load
2019-01-01. 29th IAHR Symposium on Hydraulic Machinery and Systems (IAHR), Kyoto, JAPAN, Sep 16-21, 2018. p. 082014. DOI : 10.1088/1755-1315/240/8/082014.Solving of a lifting problem in a pumped storage power plant
SCCER-SoE Annual Conference 2019 - Hydropower and Geo-Energy in Switzerland: Challenges and Perspectives, EPFL Lausanne, Switzerland, September 3-4, 2019.Hydro-structural investigation of a 100 MW Francis turbine based on experimental tests and numerical simulations
SCCER-SoE Annual Conference 2019 - Hydropower and Geo-Energy in Switzerland: Challenges and Perspectives, EPFL Lausanne, Switzerland, September 3-4, 2019.First insights on the production flexibility at the KWGO Power Plant
SCCER-SoE Annual Conference 2019 - Hydropower and Geo-Energy in Switzerland: Challenges and Perspectives , EPFL Lausanne, Switzerland, September 3-4, 2019.Balancing hydropeaking mitigation and hydropower production
EGU General Assembly 2019, Vienna, Austria, April 07-12, 2019.Synergies entre la production hydroélectrique et la protection contre les crues : cas d'étude de la Sihl en Suisse
La Houille Blanche. 2019-11-13. DOI : 10.1051/lhb/2019028.Hydropeaking mitigation measures in the Swiss Upper-Rhône basin
2019. 26th HYDRO 2019 – CONCEPT TO CLOSURE: PRACTICAL STEPS, Porto, Portugal, October 15-17, 2019. p. Paper 25.06.Improving hydropower flexibility by synergizing independently managed utilities
2019. 26th HYDRO 2019 – CONCEPT TO CLOSURE: PRACTICAL STEPS, Porto, Portugal, October 15-17, 2019. p. Paper 01.06.Introducing flexibility in alpine small hydropower plants using smart storage
2019. HYDRO 2019 - Concept to closure: Practical steps, Porto, Portugal, October 15-17, 2019. p. Paper 25.06.Overview of physics studies on ASDEX Upgrade
Nuclear Fusion. 2019-11-01. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/ab18b8.Beryllium global erosion and deposition at JET-ILW simulated with ERO2.0
Nuclear Materials And Energy. 2019-01-01. DOI : 10.1016/j.nme.2019.01.015.Impact of ICRF on the scrape-off layer and on plasma wall interactions: From present experiments to fusion reactor
Nuclear Materials And Energy. 2019-01-01. DOI : 10.1016/j.nme.2018.11.017.Determination of tungsten sources in the JET-ILW divertor by spectroscopic imaging in the presence of a strong plasma continuum
Nuclear Materials And Energy. 2019-01-01. DOI : 10.1016/j.nme.2018.12.009.Modelling of tungsten erosion and deposition in the divertor of JET-ILW in comparison to experimental findings
Nuclear Materials And Energy. 2019-01-01. DOI : 10.1016/j.nme.2019.01.004.An assessment of nitrogen concentrations from spectroscopic measurements in the JET and ASDEX upgrade divertor
Nuclear Materials And Energy. 2019-01-01. DOI : 10.1016/j.nme.2018.12.012.Material migration and fuel retention studies during the JET carbon divertor campaigns
Fusion Engineering And Design. 2019-01-01. DOI : 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2018.10.002.Full-orbit and drift calculations of fusion product losses due to explosive fishbones on JET
Nuclear Fusion. 2019-01-01. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/aaea1e.Measuring fast ions in fusion plasmas with neutron diagnostics at JET
Plasma Physics And Controlled Fusion. 2019-01-01. DOI : 10.1088/1361-6587/aad8a6.Assessing the acceptability of concrete dam submergence considering scour
SCCER-SoE Annual Conference 2019 - Hydropower and Geo-Energy in Switzerland: Challenges and Perspectives, EPFL Lausanne, Switzerland, September 3-4, 2019.Seismic behavior of pine flat concrete gravity dam using microplane damage-plasticity model
SCCER-SoE Annual Conference 2019 - Hydropower and Geo-Energy in Switzerland: Challenges and Perspectives, EPFL Lausanne, Switzerland, September 3-4, 2019.Heightening of very high gravity dams: the case study of the Grande Dixence
SCCER-SoE Annual Conference 2019 - Hydropower and Geo-Energy in Switzerland: Challenges and Perspectives, EPFL Lausanne, Switzerland, September 3-4, 2019.Atténuation dans l'espace cours d'eau des éclusées résiduelles d'un bassin de démodulation: cas d'étude de Piotta
CCER-SoE Annual Conference 2019 - Hydropower and Geo-Energy in Switzerland: Challenges and Perspectives, EPFL Lausanne, Switzerland, September 3-4, 2019.Renewal of alpine hydroelectric plants according to the spatial and temporal scales of analysis
CCER-SoE Annual Conference 2019 - Hydropower and Geo-Energy in Switzerland: Challenges and Perspectives, EPFL Lausanne, Switzerland, September 3-4, 2019.Alpine hydropower plants renewal : synergies between flexible production and hydropeaking mitigation
SCCER-SoE Annual Conference 2019 - Hydropower and Geo-Energy in Switzerland: Challenges and Perspectives, EPFL Lausanne, Switzerland, September 3-4, 2019.Control of sediment transport on an alpine catchment basin for the safe application of smart storage operations on an run-off-river HPP
SCCER-SoE Annual Conference 2019 - Hydropower and Geo-Energy in Switzerland: Challenges and Perspectives, EPFL Lausanne, Switzerland, September 3-4, 2019.Added value of smart storage operations on an alpine run-off-river HPP obtain from hydrological-hydraulic modelling
SCCER-SoE Annual Conference 2019 - Hydropower and Geo-Energy in Switzerland: Challenges and Perspectives, EPFL Lausanne, Switzerland, September 3-4, 2019.Innovative methods to release fine sediments from reservoirs developed at EPFL, Switzerland
IAHR Hydrolink. 2019.A locked mode indicator for disruption prediction on JET and ASDEX upgrade
Fusion Engineering And Design. 2019-01-01. DOI : 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2018.11.021.Tritium distributions on W-coated divertor tiles used in the third JET ITER-like wall campaign
Nuclear Materials And Energy. 2019-01-01. DOI : 10.1016/j.nme.2019.01.001.Evolution of nitrogen concentration and ammonia production in N-2-seeded H-mode discharges at ASDEX Upgrade
Nuclear Fusion. 2019-04-01. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/aafe23.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
2019-02-01. HYDROES 2019, Grenoble, France, January 29-30, 2019.Tritium retention characteristics in dust particles in JET with ITER-like wall
Nuclear Materials And Energy. 2018-12-01. DOI : 10.1016/j.nme.2018.11.001.Impact of electron-scale turbulence and multi-scale interactions in the JET tokamak
Nuclear Fusion. 2018-12-01. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/aae0a8.Thermal desorption spectrometry of beryllium plasma facing tiles exposed in the JET tokamak (vol 133, pg 135, 2018)
Fusion Engineering And Design. 2018-12-01. DOI : 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2018.08.007.Propagating transport-code input parameter uncertainties with deterministic sampling
Plasma Physics And Controlled Fusion. 2018-12-01. DOI : 10.1088/1361-6587/aae80b.Assessment of the baseline scenario at q(95) similar to 3 for ITER
Nuclear Fusion. 2018-12-01. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/aade57.Identification of BeO and BeOxDy in melted zones of the JET Be limiter tiles: Raman study using comparison with laboratory samples
Nuclear Materials And Energy. 2018-12-01. DOI : 10.1016/j.nme.2018.11.008.On the role of finite grid extent in SOLPS-ITER edge plasma simulations for JET H-mode discharges with metallic wall
Nuclear Materials And Energy. 2018-12-01. DOI : 10.1016/j.nme.2018.10.013.Heat flux analysis of Type-I ELM impact on a sloped, protruding surface in the JET bulk tungsten divertor
Nuclear Materials And Energy. 2018-12-01. DOI : 10.1016/j.nme.2018.10.009.3D non-linear MHD simulation of the MHD response and density increase as a result of shattered pellet injection
Nuclear Fusion. 2018-12-01. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/aae614.Teaching & PhD
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Courses
Dam engineering
CIVIL-411
Dams are paramount for human development around the world. The course is an introduction to the fascinating domain of dam engineering, from design to construction, for water storage and regulated supply, including for renewable energy generation (hydropower), flood protection and drought prevention
Hydropower schemes and pumped-storage
CIVIL-469
The course deals with the conception and design of hydraulic structures used for production and/or storage of electric energy, including pumped hydro energy storage (PHES). We also discuss their technical/social/economical/environmental feasibility in the Swiss/European/Global energy transition.