Abstract
Environmental hydraulics research includes the different domains of hydrodynamics, such as the investigation and implementation of the physical and experimental applications, and research into the quantity, quality, modelling and simulation of the attributes associated with flowing water. This topic is studied both from a technical and environmental point of view, with the objective of protecting and enhancing the quality of the environment. It is a cross-disciplinary field of study which comprises open channel/river flows and pressurised systems, combining, among others, new technological, social, and environmental hydraulic challenges. It provides researchers and engineers working in water-related fields with available information, new concepts and tools, new design solutions, eco-friendly technologies, and the advanced materials necessary to address the increasing challenges of ensuring a sustainable water environment—that is, a water environment effectively managed and adequated for generations to come by promoting the adaptation, flexibility, integration and sustainability of recognised environmental solutions. Using advanced numerical and physical models in field experiments, and tests in different types of laboratory set-ups, specialists in environmental hydraulics produce the best analyses, concepts, techniques, tools, and solutions to environmental hydraulic problems, as well as in relation to the water, energy and environmental nexus.
Highlights
Environmental hydraulics research includes the different domains of hydrodynamics, such as the investigation and implementation of the physical and experimental applications, and research into the quantity, quality, modelling and simulation of the characteristics associated with water flow
Water 2020, 12, 2749 groundwater, hydraulic structures, spillways, stormwater infrastructures, erosion problems, river and lake interactions, energy dissipaters, river bed and scour processes, water–energy potential, as well as the water, soil and ecosystem issues pertaining to hydrological activities and events, water quality and all hydraulic activities and investigations within natural and non-natural water domains
Of note in this Special Issue is the essential role of pumped-storage hydropower systems as a flexible renewable energy source, especially when integrated with wind and solar energy sources [2]
Summary
Environmental hydraulics research includes the different domains of hydrodynamics, such as the investigation and implementation of the physical and experimental applications, and research into the quantity, quality, modelling and simulation of the characteristics associated with water flow. Water 2020, 12, 2749 groundwater, hydraulic structures, spillways, stormwater infrastructures, erosion problems, river and lake interactions, energy dissipaters, river bed and scour processes, water–energy potential, as well as the water, soil and ecosystem issues pertaining to hydrological activities and events, water quality and all hydraulic activities and investigations within natural and non-natural water domains.
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