W.A.T.E.R. 2024 - a workshop edition in Strasbourg, Alsace, France

The 7th edition of the W.A.T.E.R. (Workshop on Advanced measurement Techniques and Experimental Research) summer school was organised by the department of mechanics of the laboratory ICube, Strasbourg, in collaboration with Ubertone and ENGEES.

It took place from the 1st to 5th of July 2024 in Strasbourg, France.

We welcomed more than 20 participants for this 2024 edition.

A lot of measurement techniques in various setups were explained to and used by the participants:

  • Ultrasonic Doppler measurement technique (Monostatic and bistatic measurement technique: UVP and ADVP) in open channel flume,
  • PIV (Particle Image Velocimetry) in open channel flume,
  • SSC (Suspended Solids Concentration) with optical or acoustic measurement techniques (ABS, OBS) in a resuspension tank,
  • Water level, flow rate, etc vs hydraulic energy with an Archimedes screw,
  • PTV measurements analysis,
  • Tracers techniques, in reactors and pipes.

Ubertone’s practical session took place on the long flume of the ICube laboratory. It allowed the participants to discover and user the UB-Lab P used as a high resolution ADCP with two 3MHz transducers and the UB-Lab 3C, the ADV profiler. They also discovered the importance of seeding and the importance of the parameters setting to get good quality measurements.

During the field trip, we went to the Rohrschollen island, on the Rhine river, south of Strasbourg. We had a guided visit of the EDF hydro-electrical station, their lock and fish path. And some field measurements were demonstrated, such as water quality indicators, and a fast deployment demonstration of the UB-Lab P on a floating board.

Networking also took place during the coffee breaks, lunches, field pick-nick and of course at the workshop dinner with traditional “tartes flambées”, or “Flammkuche”, including a touristic walk to the restaurant through Strasbourg sunny city center.

We would like to thank the organisers, partners, sponsors, and participants for this very nice edition.

Local organisation committee: Dr. Anne Pallarès, ICube, Marie Burckbuchler, Ubertone, Dr. Isabelle Charpentier, CNRS, Philippe Schmitt, ICube.

Local and invited lecturers: Denis Funfschilling, Julien Laurent, Leandro Duarte, Rui Aleixo (IBW, Poland), Margaret Chen (VUB, Belgium), Rui Ferreira (IST, Portugal), Nils Ruther (TUM, Germany), Frank Michaux (iLA, Germany).

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