The Department of Hydraulics are responsible for the research on hydraulic problems arising from large-sized hydro, thermal and nuclear power projects and crux programs funded by the Ministry of Water Resources, the State Power Corporation of China, China Yangtze Three Gorges Project Development Corporation and other Hydropower Development Corporations, China National Nuclear Corporation, National Science Foundation Commission. The main research activities of the Department cover the general layout of hydro projects, hydraulics of spillways for high dams, energy dissipation and river bed or bank erosions, flow induced vibration, cavitation and air entrainment, river ice, hydraulic transient flow simulation and control on hydropower project, pumped storage project and long distance water transfer project, optimization of thermal/nuclear power plant and other industrial cooling systems, investigation of the fundamental theory of stratified/mixing flow and its applications, studies on fluid mechanics and thermodynamics of large scale cooling (or dry) towers, hydraulic field observations for existing projects, development of instrumentation for physical model tests and field observations. Methods adopted in research work include physical model test, numerical simulation and prototype observation. Decades research papers and technical reports are published annually. 6 research findings have been awarded the state Prizes of Progress in Science and Technology, Innovation in Science and 70 achievements on the Prizes from Ministries or Provinces during the last 25 years.The Department has totally 40 engineers, including 6 Professors, 17 Senior Engineers, 8 Doctors and 15 Masters.There five large laboratories in the Department embracing a total area of 12,800 m2 and providing maximum water circulation discharge of about 10 m3/s. Furthermore, the large scale vacuum tank, being the biggest testing facilities for cavitation research in China, are provided, and a new environmental water flume is built for special research on the aspect of environmental problems.The international cooperation activities and consultation services in diversified fields or circles are also carried out in full swing such as the studies on the general layout and energy dissipation for LIWAGU Hydro Project in Malaysia, consultation on high speed flow and gate vibration for KARUN III in Iran, water transfer project from Biliuhe River to Dalian City in China funded by Asian Development Bank, Sino-Finish cooperation research program of numerical simulation on dam break and river ice, consultation on water supply project in Bangladesh, hydraulic analysis on water supply system and nuclear power plant in Pakistan, hydraulic transient control and simulation on water transfer project from Yellow River to Taiyuan City funded by World Bank (WB), etc. 　 　  所  长 ： 吴一红  副所长 ： 段杰辉  书  记 ： 任定安 　 　 高速水流与激流振动研究室 枢纽水力学研究室 水力控制研究室 冷却水研究室 冷却塔研究室 观测与仪器研究室 城市河流研究室 　  专家学者 　 　 　 　 　 欢迎光临！正在建设！

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