Elena Pummer
About
Background
- Dr.-Ing., RWTH Aachen University, Germany, 2016
- Dipl.-Wirtsch.-Ing., TU Darmstadt, Germany, 2011
Research
- Hydrodynamics
- Flow and Sediment Interaction/ Sediment transport
- Geomorphological Processes
- Hydraulic Structures
- Ethohydraulics
- Experimental Modeling
- CFD Modeling
PhD supervision/co-supervision & projects (selection)
- HydroCen
- COST Action: Pen@hydropower
- Energydam
- Jan Hrebrina: GLOF hydraulics
- Subhojit Kadia: Supercritical flow and sediment transport
- Joakim Sellevold: Culvert hydraulics
- Nils Solheim: InSpillyFish
- Ishwar Joshi: Mesmerize
Commitees
Distinctions and Honours
- DTK & WasserWirtschaft (journal) - Studienpreis „Wasser- und Talsperrenbau“ 2019 (3rd)
- Young European Talent 2018
- Friedrich-Wilhelm Award 2017
- ICOLD Young Engineers Award 2017
- Borchers Badge 2017
Research
HydroCen - WP1.3
The main objective of HydroCen is to enable the Norwegian hydropower sector to meet complex challenges and exploit new opportunities through innovative technological solutions. Work pakage 1.3 focuses on hydraulic structures and sediment handling.
Pen@Hydropower
The COST Action aims to specify the hydropower potential in the modern energy system with technological developments, state-of-the-art climate projections, environmental and societal conditions for implementation tools for legislation and governance.
Energydam
The project aims is to develop a new methodology for the analysis and evaluation of modernizing / equipping existing non-powered dams with hydropower production.
Underground pumped storage plants
Hydraulic research on underground pumped storage plants
Structural mitigation measures for GLOFS
Research on the hydrodynamic characteristics of structural mitigation measures for GLOFS.
Culvert hydraulics
Research on culvert hydraulics.
InSpillyFish
Research on hydraulic improvements of spillways, including fish passage.
Publications
2023
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Dunca, Georgiana;
Bucur, Diana Maria;
Bakken, Tor Haakon;
Harby, Atle;
Pummer, Elena Marianne;
Istrate, Marcel;
Boariu, Costel;
Roman, Costica.
(2023)
Mapping Sites for Retrofitting non-Powered Dams in Romania as Renewable Power Sources.
2023 13th International Symposium on Advanced Topics in Electrical Engineering - ATEE.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
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Kadia, Subhojit;
Pummer, Elena Marianne;
Kumar, Binit;
Rüther, Nils;
Ahmad, Zulfequar.
(2023)
A Reformed Empirical Equation for the Discharge Coefficient of Free-Flowing Type-A Piano Key Weirs.
Journal of irrigation and drainage engineering.
volum 149 (4).
Academic article
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Mulligan, Sean;
Felder, Stefan;
Pummer, Elena Marianne;
Valero, Daniel;
Heller, Valentin;
Erpicum, Sebastien;
Oertel, Mario;
Bombardelli, Fabian;
Crookston, Brian.
(2023)
Hydraulic Structures- At the Heart of 21st Century Global Sustainable Development.
HydroLink.
volum 1.
Academic article
2022
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Kadia, Subhojit;
Rüther, Nils;
Ismail, Albayrak;
Pummer, Elena.
(2022)
Reynolds stress modeling of supercritical narrow channel flows using OpenFOAM: Secondary currents and turbulent flow characteristics.
Physics of Fluids.
volum 34 (12).
Academic article
2020
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Klopries, Elena-Maria;
Wilmink, Anna;
Pummer, Elena;
Böckmann, Imke;
Hoffmann, Andreas;
Schüttrumpf, Holger.
(2020)
Development and evaluation of an empirical equation for the screening effect of bar racks.
Journal of Ecohydraulics.
volum 5 (2).
Academic article
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Pummer, Elena.
(2020)
Hybride Modellierung der hydrodynamischen Prozesse in unterirdischen Pumpspeicherreservoirs - Kurzfassung und Folgeentwicklungen.
Wasserwirtschaft.
volum 110 (5).
Academic article
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Pummer, Elena;
Richter, Wolfgang.
(2020)
Surge Mitigation for Pumped Storage Hydropower.
HydroLink.
Academic article
2019
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Voßkämper, Berit;
Kowalski, Julia;
Dufresne, Anja;
Pummer, Elena.
(2019)
Physikalische Modellversuche zur Bestimmung von Geschwindigkeitsprofilen granularer Murgänge.
49. IWASA Internationales Wasserbau-Symposium Aachen 2019: Naturnahe Gewässerentwicklung – Beiträge aus Praxis und Forschung.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
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Voßkämper, Berit;
Kowalski, Julia;
Dufresne, Anja;
Schüttrumpf, Holger;
Pummer, Elena.
(2019)
Dynamics of Debris Flow: Reproducible Initial and Boundary Conditions in Scaled Laboratory Experiments to Determine Velocity Distributions.
38th IAHR World Congress Proceedings: Water Connecting the World.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
2018
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Pedersen, Øyvind;
Fleit, Gabor;
Pummer, Elena;
Tullis, Blake P.;
Ruther, Nils.
(2018)
Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes Modeling of Submerged Ogee Weirs.
Journal of irrigation and drainage engineering.
volum 144 (1).
Academic article
-
Pummer, Elena;
Schüttrumpf, Holger.
(2018)
Reflection Phenomena in Underground Pumped Storage Reservoirs.
Water.
volum 10 (4).
Academic article
2017
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Pummer, Elena;
Schüttrumpf, Holger.
(2017)
Die Wellenbildung in unterirdischen Pumpspeicherreservoirs.
Wasser und Abfall.
volum 1 (2).
Academic article
-
Pummer, Elena.
(2017)
Water and Air Waves in very long Underground Pumped Storage Reservoirs.
Hydro 2017 : Shaping the future of hydropower, Seville, Spain, 9-11 October 2017.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
2016
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Kreyenschulte, Moritz;
Pummer, Elena;
Schüttrumpf, Holger.
(2016)
Analyse der Strömungsprozesse in unterirdischen Tiefspeichern von Pumpspeicherwerken mit Telemac2D.
Wasserwirtschaft.
volum 2 (3).
Academic article
-
Pummer, Elena.
(2016)
Hybride Modellierung der hydrodynamischen Prozesse in unterirdischen Pumpspeicherreservoirs.
2016.
Doctoral dissertation
2015
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Madlener, Reinhard;
Pummer, Elena;
Schüttrumpf, Holger.
(2015)
Energy in the underground! Alternative technologies to pumped storage plants.
RWTH - Themen.
Popular scientific article
2014
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Plenker, Desiree;
Pummer, Elena;
Schüttrumpf, Holger.
(2014)
Tiefspeicherdimensionierung unterirdischer Pumpspeicherwerke - Numerische Modellierung.
Wasserwirtschaft.
volum 7 (8).
Academic article
-
Schüttrumpf, Holger;
Pummer, Elena.
(2014)
Unterirdische Pumpspeicherwerke - eine Alternative.
Wasserwirtschaft.
volum 1 (2).
Academic article
-
Henkel, Sebastian;
Pummer, Elena;
Schüttrumpf, Holger;
Schmitz, Martin;
Schulz, S.-U..
(2014)
Nutzungsmöglichkeiten und wirtschaftliches Potenzial deutscher Talsperrensedimente.
2014. ISBN 978-3-943566-15-4. DERA Rohstoffinformationen (23).
Report
2013
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Pummer, Elena;
Lorke, Stefanie;
Evers, Frederic;
Nelihsen, Winand;
Schüttrumpf, Holger.
(2013)
Hybride Modellierung zur Analyse der Strömungsphänomene in Pumpspeicherwerken mit unterirdischem Tiefspeich.
Korrespondenz Wasserwirtschaft.
volum 9.
Academic article
Journal publications
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Kadia, Subhojit;
Pummer, Elena Marianne;
Kumar, Binit;
Rüther, Nils;
Ahmad, Zulfequar.
(2023)
A Reformed Empirical Equation for the Discharge Coefficient of Free-Flowing Type-A Piano Key Weirs.
Journal of irrigation and drainage engineering.
volum 149 (4).
Academic article
-
Mulligan, Sean;
Felder, Stefan;
Pummer, Elena Marianne;
Valero, Daniel;
Heller, Valentin;
Erpicum, Sebastien;
Oertel, Mario;
Bombardelli, Fabian;
Crookston, Brian.
(2023)
Hydraulic Structures- At the Heart of 21st Century Global Sustainable Development.
HydroLink.
volum 1.
Academic article
-
Kadia, Subhojit;
Rüther, Nils;
Ismail, Albayrak;
Pummer, Elena.
(2022)
Reynolds stress modeling of supercritical narrow channel flows using OpenFOAM: Secondary currents and turbulent flow characteristics.
Physics of Fluids.
volum 34 (12).
Academic article
-
Klopries, Elena-Maria;
Wilmink, Anna;
Pummer, Elena;
Böckmann, Imke;
Hoffmann, Andreas;
Schüttrumpf, Holger.
(2020)
Development and evaluation of an empirical equation for the screening effect of bar racks.
Journal of Ecohydraulics.
volum 5 (2).
Academic article
-
Pummer, Elena.
(2020)
Hybride Modellierung der hydrodynamischen Prozesse in unterirdischen Pumpspeicherreservoirs - Kurzfassung und Folgeentwicklungen.
Wasserwirtschaft.
volum 110 (5).
Academic article
-
Pummer, Elena;
Richter, Wolfgang.
(2020)
Surge Mitigation for Pumped Storage Hydropower.
HydroLink.
Academic article
-
Pedersen, Øyvind;
Fleit, Gabor;
Pummer, Elena;
Tullis, Blake P.;
Ruther, Nils.
(2018)
Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes Modeling of Submerged Ogee Weirs.
Journal of irrigation and drainage engineering.
volum 144 (1).
Academic article
-
Pummer, Elena;
Schüttrumpf, Holger.
(2018)
Reflection Phenomena in Underground Pumped Storage Reservoirs.
Water.
volum 10 (4).
Academic article
-
Pummer, Elena;
Schüttrumpf, Holger.
(2017)
Die Wellenbildung in unterirdischen Pumpspeicherreservoirs.
Wasser und Abfall.
volum 1 (2).
Academic article
-
Kreyenschulte, Moritz;
Pummer, Elena;
Schüttrumpf, Holger.
(2016)
Analyse der Strömungsprozesse in unterirdischen Tiefspeichern von Pumpspeicherwerken mit Telemac2D.
Wasserwirtschaft.
volum 2 (3).
Academic article
-
Madlener, Reinhard;
Pummer, Elena;
Schüttrumpf, Holger.
(2015)
Energy in the underground! Alternative technologies to pumped storage plants.
RWTH - Themen.
Popular scientific article
-
Plenker, Desiree;
Pummer, Elena;
Schüttrumpf, Holger.
(2014)
Tiefspeicherdimensionierung unterirdischer Pumpspeicherwerke - Numerische Modellierung.
Wasserwirtschaft.
volum 7 (8).
Academic article
-
Schüttrumpf, Holger;
Pummer, Elena.
(2014)
Unterirdische Pumpspeicherwerke - eine Alternative.
Wasserwirtschaft.
volum 1 (2).
Academic article
-
Pummer, Elena;
Lorke, Stefanie;
Evers, Frederic;
Nelihsen, Winand;
Schüttrumpf, Holger.
(2013)
Hybride Modellierung zur Analyse der Strömungsphänomene in Pumpspeicherwerken mit unterirdischem Tiefspeich.
Korrespondenz Wasserwirtschaft.
volum 9.
Academic article
Part of book/report
-
Dunca, Georgiana;
Bucur, Diana Maria;
Bakken, Tor Haakon;
Harby, Atle;
Pummer, Elena Marianne;
Istrate, Marcel;
Boariu, Costel;
Roman, Costica.
(2023)
Mapping Sites for Retrofitting non-Powered Dams in Romania as Renewable Power Sources.
2023 13th International Symposium on Advanced Topics in Electrical Engineering - ATEE.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Voßkämper, Berit;
Kowalski, Julia;
Dufresne, Anja;
Pummer, Elena.
(2019)
Physikalische Modellversuche zur Bestimmung von Geschwindigkeitsprofilen granularer Murgänge.
49. IWASA Internationales Wasserbau-Symposium Aachen 2019: Naturnahe Gewässerentwicklung – Beiträge aus Praxis und Forschung.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Voßkämper, Berit;
Kowalski, Julia;
Dufresne, Anja;
Schüttrumpf, Holger;
Pummer, Elena.
(2019)
Dynamics of Debris Flow: Reproducible Initial and Boundary Conditions in Scaled Laboratory Experiments to Determine Velocity Distributions.
38th IAHR World Congress Proceedings: Water Connecting the World.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Pummer, Elena.
(2017)
Water and Air Waves in very long Underground Pumped Storage Reservoirs.
Hydro 2017 : Shaping the future of hydropower, Seville, Spain, 9-11 October 2017.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Report
-
Pummer, Elena.
(2016)
Hybride Modellierung der hydrodynamischen Prozesse in unterirdischen Pumpspeicherreservoirs.
2016.
Doctoral dissertation
-
Henkel, Sebastian;
Pummer, Elena;
Schüttrumpf, Holger;
Schmitz, Martin;
Schulz, S.-U..
(2014)
Nutzungsmöglichkeiten und wirtschaftliches Potenzial deutscher Talsperrensedimente.
2014. ISBN 978-3-943566-15-4. DERA Rohstoffinformationen (23).
Report
Teaching
Courses
Media
2022
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Popular scientific lectureKadia, Subhojit; Rüther, Nils; Pummer, Elena Marianne. (2022) Reynolds Stress Modelling of Supercritical Flow in a Narrow Channel. 9th International Symposium on Hydraulic Structures . IIT Roorkee; Roorkee, India. 2022-10-24 - 2022-10-27.
2021
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Academic lectureDoujak, Eduard; Hocevar, Marko; Pummer, Elena; Di Federico, Vittorio; Finger, David Christian. (2021) A concept for sustainable and digitalized hydropower going beyond the sustainable hydropower sustainability tool. General Assembly 2021 . European Geosciences Union; online. 2021-04-19 - 2021-04-30.
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Academic lectureKadia, Subhojit; Kumar, Binit; Pummer, Elena; Ruther, Nils; Ahmad, Zulfequar. (2021) Experimental and CFD Simulation Studies on the Flow Approaching a Type-A Piano Key Weir. General Assembly 2021 . European Geosciences Union; online. 2021-04-19 - 2021-04-30.
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Academic lectureKadia, Subhojit; Pummer, Elena; Rüther, Nils. (2021) CFD Simulation of Supercritical Flow in Narrow Channels Including Sediment Bypass Tunnels. 8th International Junior Researcher and Engineer Workshop on Hydraulic Structures (IJREWHS 2021) . National University of Ireland; IAHR; Online, Galway. 2021-07-05 - 2021-07-08.
2020
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Academic lecturePummer, Elena; Ruther, Nils. (2020) Sediment-handling in hydropower reservoirs. HydroCen Fagutvalgsmøte/forskersamling ; 2020-11-04 - 2020-11-05.
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LectureRichter, Wolfgang; Vereide, Kaspar; Pikl, Franz Georg; Pummer, Elena; Zenz, Gerald; Lia, Leif. (2020) Economic and Sustainable Energy Transition Enabled by Pumped-Storage Hydropower Plants. HYDRO2020 . Aqua Media; Online. 2020-10-26 - 2020-10-28.
2019
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Academic lecturePummer, Elena. (2019) Hydrodynamic processes in complex channel and circular designs of underground pumped storage reservoirs. 3rd International Seminar on Hydraulic Engineering and High Head Hydropower Research . TU Graz; Graz. 2019-04-23.
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PosterPummer, Elena. (2019) Sustainable Hydropower. EERA JP Hydropower Kick-Off Event - The way forward to hydropower research . EERA JP Hydropower; Brussels. 2019-09-09 - 2020-09-10.
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PosterPummer, Elena; Voßkämper, Berit; Dufresne, Anja; Kowalski, Julia. (2019) Debris flows modeling using reproducible initial and boundary conditions. EGU General Assembly 2019 ; Vienna. 2019-04-08 - 2019-04-13.
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PosterPummer, Elena; Voßkämper, Berit; Dufresne, Anja; Kowalski, Julia. (2019) Hybrid modeling of debris flows – Focusing on initial and boundary conditions. International Symposium on Mitigation Measures against Snow Avalanches and other Rapid Gravity Mass Flows . The Association of Chartered Engineers in Iceland (VFI); Siglufjörður. 2019-04-02 - 2019-04-06.
2017
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Academic lecturePummer, Elena; Schüttrumpf, Holger. (2017) Waves in underground pumped storage plants. 85th Annual Meeting of International Commission on Large Dams (ICOLD) ; 2017-07-03 - 2017-07-07.
2016
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Popular scientific lecturePummer, Elena. (2016) Underground Pumped Storage Plants: Hydrodynamic Processes in a new Technology. Hydropower Infrastructure Opportunities - Mexico & Central America ; 2016-09-07 - 2016-09-08.