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Head:
Ing. Dušan Abaffy, PhD.
Výskumný ústav vodného hospodárstva
Water Research Institute
Nábr. arm. gen. L. Svobodu 5
812 49 Bratislava 1
tel.: +421 2 59343239, -392
fax.: +421 2 54418479
e-mail:
abaffy@vuvh.sk
e-mail (secretary):
hromekova@vuvh.sk
Department of Hydrology and Hydraulics
- Study of rainfall
- Runoff processes in river basins study of vertical hydrological balance in the system: groundwater
- Soil / plant / atmosphere study of contamination propagation in the system water
- Soil study of application of geographic information systems and remote earth survey in the field of water management and environment
- Hydraulic and hydrologic survey of the ice regime on streams and water works
- Study of hydro-morphological processes on streams measurements of water discharges and water levels in streams and canals
- study of reservoir sedimentation,
- Preparation of atlases of erosion-sedimentation processes
- Study of temperature regime on streams and reservoirs
- Preparation of geodetic data of water courses and water works,
- Study of the groundwater interaction with other elements of hydrosphere,
- Monitoring of quantitative and qualitative groundwater regimes and design of monitoring systems study of water flow processes and their effects on hydraulic structures (intake structures, dam structures, closures, etc.)
- Study and testing of flow capacity of hydraulic structures on natural models,
- Study of hydraulic turbines, turbine blocks, pumps, pumping stations, dam bottom outlet structures, force effects of water turbulence and cavitation phenomena
- Study of hydro-network junction schemes ,
- Study of feeding and discharging systems of navigation locks including force effects on vessels,
- Study of navigation conditions solution of hydraulic problems of sanitary engineering structures (sewerage systems, waste water treatment plants, water treatment plants, relief chamber, etc.)
- Study of flow conditions in streams and reservoirs including erosion-sedimentation processes discharge and water level measurement within the guaranteed and operational tests of turbines and pumps
- Calibration of water measuring structures and equipments in water works, water treatment plants, waste water treatment plants, water management sections of industrial, food and agricultural plants
- Calibration of current meters, flow meters and other devices for measurement of fluid flow velocity
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Department of Hydrology and River Morphology