ECTS
3 credits
Training Structure
College of Sciences
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Hydraulic Modeling and Flood Risks
Level of Education
5 years of post-secondary education
ECTS
3 credits
Training Structure
College of Sciences
The EU course “Hydrological/Hydraulic Modeling and Flood Risks” examines the phenomena of flood genesis, flood propagation, and flooding. The module aims to enable students to acquire skills in hydrological and hydraulic modeling of these processes at the watershed and river scales:
1) The function of the system designed to separate rainwater into runoff and infiltration;
2) The transfer function on slopes and through the hydrological network, as well as overflow and flooding;
3) The creation of a list of projects and a summary hydrograph;
4) Applications of hydrological and hydraulic flood models.
The EU program also includes a field day (on-site data collection for hydrological and hydraulic modeling, and on-site flood risk analysis).
The tutorials focus on practical applications involving watersheds and watercourses in France and abroad, using spatialized hydrological flood models (e.g., ATHYS, MHYDAS) and hydraulic models (HEC-RAS, Diffuse Wave, Kinematic Wave, etc.): analysis of rainfall/discharge data, use of hydrological/hydraulic models, model parameterization, calibration, and validation, and analysis of the impact of development scenarios (levees, dams, etc.).
Mass and Heat Transport - Geothermal Energy / Transport Modeling
Level of Education
5 years of post-secondary education
ECTS
3 credits
Training Structure
College of Sciences
This unit covers the concepts of mass and heat transfer in aquifers, as well as the characteristics of low-to-high-energy geothermal systems.
The vulnerability of the groundwater resource will be assessed, and, where appropriate, methods for protecting the aquifer from pollution will be evaluated. Various techniques for remediating aquifers will also be discussed, particularly through the insights provided by numerical simulation tools.
The principles of geothermal energy will also be discussed using examples of specific systems based on the three types of geothermal energy (from shallow to very deep, and from low temperature to very high temperature).