Publications by Irene Almeida Samora

Third correction of the Rhône River in Switzerland: physical and numerical modelling of the “Martigny bend” priority measure

Giovanni De Cesare, Stéphanie Joëlle André, Azin Amini, Pierre Bourqui, Jean-Noël Saugy, Irene Almeida Samora

The Rhône River, second largest in Switzerland, has already been corrected twice (1863-1893; 1930-1960) to ensure safety and economic development in the Rhône valley. However, in October 2000, the highest flood of the century occurred showing the limitatio ...

International Research Society INTERPRAEVENT2021

Assessment of hydropower potential in wastewater systems and application to Switzerland

Philippe Heller, Luca Rossi, Anton Schleiss, Pedro Filipe De Almeida Manso, Irene Almeida Samora

Energy recovery through local hydropower generation is a way of coping with high electricity expenditures in wastewater systems (WWS). Installing small hydropower plants within WWS is already in some countries eligible for incentive policy mechanisms to re ...

Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd2017

Optimization of low-head hydropower recovery in water supply networks

Irene Almeida Samora

Small scale hydropower is emerging as a decentralized source to satisfy local demand for electricity. The interest in micro-hydropower, which refers to installed power below 100 kW, is increasing since this is a solution with low environmental impact. Wate ...

EPFL2016

Experimental characterization of a five blade tubular propeller turbine for pipe inline installation

Anton Schleiss, Mário Jorge Rodrigues Pereira Da Franca, Cécile Münch-Alligné, Vlad Hasmatuchi, Irene Almeida Samora

The interest in micro-hydropower in existing infrastructure is increasing since this is a technology with low environmental impacts and potential for energy recovery in different types of installation. The technologies available for these schemes are still ...

Elsevier2016

Energy production with a tubular propeller turbine

Anton Schleiss, Mário Jorge Rodrigues Pereira Da Franca, Cécile Münch-Alligné, Vlad Hasmatuchi, Irene Almeida Samora

Micro-hydropower is a way of improving the energetic efficiency of existent water systems. In the particular case of drinking water systems, several studies have showed that pressure reducing valves can be by-passed with turbines in order to recover the di ...

2016

Feasibility assessment of micro-hydropower for energy recovery in the water supply network of the city of Fribourg

Anton Schleiss, Pedro Filipe De Almeida Manso, Mário Jorge Rodrigues Pereira Da Franca, Irene Almeida Samora

In water supply systems there is potential for hydropower production at several scales, from small hydro to micro. The energy recovery within the urban water supply networks is a type of micro-hydro that may be useful for the control of excessive pressures ...

2016

Simulated Annealing in Optimization of Energy Production in a Water Supply Network

Anton Schleiss, Mário Jorge Rodrigues Pereira Da Franca, Irene Almeida Samora

In water supply systems, the potential exists for micro-hydropower that uses the pressure excess in the networks to produce electricity. However, because urban drinking water networks are complex systems in which flows and pressure vary constantly, identif ...

Springer Verlag2016

Optimal location of micro-turbines in water supply network

Anton Schleiss, Mário Jorge Rodrigues Pereira Da Franca, Irene Almeida Samora

Micro-hydropower is currently expanding as a solution to improve the efficiency of water systems by using energy excesses which are typically lost. In the particular case of water supply systems, often excessive pressure exists in zones of the network conn ...

2015

Energy recovery for sustainable urban drainage systems (SUDS)

Anton Schleiss, Irene Almeida Samora

Faculty of Engineering of University of Porto2014

Energy recovery in SUDS towards smart water grids: A case study

Anton Schleiss, Irene Almeida Samora

The development of a methodology for urban flood adaptation and energy recovery solutions is resting on the concept of Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SUDS) as a measure to reduce risks of urban flooding while fully utilizing the available resources. F ...

Elsevier2013