ME-443: Hydroacoustic for hydropower plantsIntroduction to pressure wave propagation phenomena in hydraulic circuits, water hammer calculations, transient behaviour of hydroelectric plants, 1D numerical simulation of the dynamic behaviour of Francis, Pelton and Kaplan turbines, and study of the sta ...
ME-342: Introduction to turbomachineryThe course provides a foundational understanding of turbomachines, covering their classification, fundamental principles of fluid mechanics and key performance parameters. It delves into coordinate systems, velocity analysis, and the application of conserv ...
ME-462: Cavitation and interface phenomenaIntroduction, concepts de base; implosion d'une bulle de cavitation; dynamique des cavits attachées; cavitation dans les structures tourbillonnaires; applications industrielles. ...
PENS-219: Hidden riversHidden Rivers aims at fulfilling the need for an interdisciplinary understanding of the problematics surrounding urban streams, through ecological, hydrological, and spatial relationships found in riverscapes. ...
ENV-418: River eco-morphodynamics and bioengineeringThe course deals with the interactions between hydraulics, solid transport by hauling and the watercourse space at the origin of the morphology and richness of habitats. Regime theory is presented and the quality of a stream's habitat is assessed. ...
ME-453: Hydraulic turbomachinesMaster lecture on Hydraulic Turbomachines: operating principles and design of impulse and reaction turbines, industrial pumps and pump-turbines. ...
ENV-304: Treatment and valorization of water and wasteLes systèmes eaux et déchets en Suisse: du traitement end-of-pipe à la fermeture des cycles. Principes de l'adduction, de l'évacuation et du traitement des eaux. Bases du dimensionnement des ouvrages, réseaux et stations d'épuration. Gestion, traitement et ...
ENV-405: Water and wastewater treatmentThis course on water and wastewater treatment shows how to apply physical and chemical methods and techniques to produce drinking water, and how to implement and design different methods and techniques to eliminate organic matter, nitrogen, and phosphorus ...
ME-630: Selected topics in poromechanicsThis course presents fundamental and selected topics of the mechanics and physics of fluid-infiltrated porous media with applications to geo-mechanics. Mathematical modeling and the techniques for the solution of the resulting initial boundary value proble ...
ENV-417: Urban hydrologyCe cours en hydrologie urbaine aborde la gestion de l'eau urbaine d'un point de vue global, incluant notamment les impacts des rejets pluviaux sur les milieux récepteurs. Des solutions concrètes de gestion des eaux en ville sont présentées, en lien avec le ...
AR-154: Environmental history and theories ILe cours vise a familiariser les etudiants avec l'histoire de l'environnement et des paysages, et avec la maniere dont les preoccupations environnementales amenent a repenser aujourd'hui le sens et les principes de l'architecture et des disciplines de pr ...
