Teaching

Bachelor

• Project (Bachelor)

Master

• Design and Construction of Headrace Tunnels
• Hydraulic Engineering
• Project (Master)

Further information and current teaching activities can be found here.

Current Projects

• Hydraulic investigations of Traunfall HPP
• Hydraulic investigations for upgrading HPP Tjørhom to a pumped-storage power plant
• Surfwave developement
• Swirl flow in surge tank

Academic Career

• since Mai 2020: Project Senior Scientist Institute of Hydraulic Engineering and Water Resources Management
• February 2020: Doctoracl thesis defense with the topic: Surge Tank Design for Flexible Hydropower
• July 2010: Academic staff and Phd candidate at the Institute of Hydraulic Engineering and Water Resources Management
• April 2010: Degree of Civil Engineering at th eUniveristy of Innsbruck

Publications

Richter W., Knoblauch H. & Zenz G.; Surge Tank Design for Storage-Tunnels, in Wasserwirtschaft Extra S1, 2019

Richter W., Zenz G., Nicolet Ch.; Landry Ch., Vera Rodriguez J.C., De La Torre Abietar L., Hydraulics of the Tail Race Surge Tank of Gouvães Pumped-Storage Hydropower, in: Wasserwirtschaft Extra S1, 2019

Vera J.C., Richter W., De La Torre L., Nicolet Ch.; Design of the tailrace surge tank of Gouvães Pumped Storage Hydropower Plant; Hydro Congress, Porto, October 2019

Berg E.T., Bårgard E.H., Lia L., Richter W.; Headrace tunnel used as short-term reservoir for hydropower; Proceedings of Hydro Congress, Porto, October 2019

Pikl F.G., Richter W., Zenz G.; Large-scale economic and efficient underground energy storage; Großtechnische, wirtschaftliche und effiziente untertätige Energiespeicher (in German and English), Geomechanics and Tunneling Vol.12, Issue 3, pg. 251-269, June 2019

Richter W., Vereide K. & Zenz G.; Optimizing surge tank layout for highly flexible hydropower, in: Hydropower & Dams Volume 25 Issue 3, 2018

Wachter St., Innerhofer G. jun., Gökler G., Werle L., Richter W.; Schneider J., Zenz G.; Obervermuntwerk II, Surge Tank Krespa, from Theory to Practice (in German); Obervermuntwerk II, Wasserschloss Krespa, Von der Theorie zur Praxis, proceedings of Wasserbausymposium Graz, September 2018

Pikl F.G., Richter W., Zenz G.; Hydraulic accumulator as innovative energy storage for sector coupled energy supply; Wasserakku als innovativer Energiespeicher zur sektorgekoppelten Energieversorgung, proceedings of Wasserbausymposium Graz, September 2018

Pikl F.G., Staudacher E., Richter W.; (Publishing committee), Austrian National committee on Large Dams, Pumped storage Hydropower in Austria, book, July 2018

Pikl F.G, Richter W., Zenz G.; An innovative, electric and thermal coupled energy storage (in German); Ein innovatives, elektrisch und thermisch gekoppeltes Energie¬speichersystem, Proceedings 15. Symposium Energieinnovation, TU Graz, 2018

Richter W., Vereide K. & Zenz G.; Upgrading of a Norwegian pressurized sand trap combined with an open air surge tank, in: Geomechanics and Tunnelling (pg. 621-624, 2017

Pikl F.G, Richter W., Zenz G.; Pumped storage technology combined with thermal energy storage – Power station and pressure tunnel concept, in: Geomechanics and Tunnelling, pg. 611-619, 2017

Richter W., Knoblauch H., Zenz G.; Surge tank design in Austria: Dimensioning-philosophy for flexible hydropower, Proceedings of Hydro Conference, Seville 2017

Vereide K., Lia L., Havrevoll O. H., Jacobsen T., Richter W.; Upgrading of Sand Traps in Existing Hydropower Plants, Proceedings of Hydro Conference, Seville 2017

Richter W., Knoblauch H., Zenz G.; Surge tank design for storage-tunnels, Proceedings of the 19th International Seminar on Hydropower plants, Vienna 2016

Richter W., Knoblauch H., Zenz G.; Wasserschlossdesign für Stollenspeicher, Proceedings of the 18th Wasserbausymposium Obernach TU München 2016

Richter W., Schneider J., Zenz G., Innerhofer G., Gökler G.; Wasserschloss Surge tank for Obervermuntwerk II PSH: demands, investigations, realisation (in German) Ober-vermuntwerk II: Anforderungen, Untersuchungen, Realisierung, proceedings of the 18th Wasserbausymposium Obernach TU München 2016

Richter W.; Zenz G.; Knoblauch H.; Schneider J.; Surge tanks for high-head hydropower plants - Hydraulic layout - New developments - Wasserschlösser für Hochdruck-Wasserkraftanlagen - Hydraulische Auslegung - Neue Entwicklungen, in: Geomechanics and Tunneling 8, 1, S. 60 - 73, 2015

Richter W.; Zenz G.; Vereide K.; Hydraulic design and modelling of large surge tanks, proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Pressure Surges, Fluid Transients and Water Hammer, Editor Arris Tijsseling, Pg. 745 – 759, Dublin 2015

Vereide K.; Richter W.; Zenz G.; Lia L.; Surge Tank Research in Austria and Norway, in: Wasserwirtschaft 1, S. 58 - 62, 2014

Vereide K., Lia L., Richter W.; Benefits of the Air Cushion Surge chamber for Alpine Hydropower Plants, proceedings of the 18th International Seminar of Hydropower Plants, Vienna 2014

Richter W., Vereide K., Schneider J., Zenz G.; Hydraulische, Ökonomische und Nachhaltige Optimierung von Triebwasserwegen für Hochdruckwasserkraftwerke, Proceedings 13. Symposium Energieinnovation, TU Graz, 2014

Zenz G., Schneider J., Richter W., Knoblauch H.; Hydraulic Aspects on the Design of Water Conduits, proceedings High Strength Steel Symposium, TU Graz, 2013

Richter W., Schneider J., Zenz G., Innerhofer G.; Hybrid Modelling and Development of a long Upper Chamber in a Surge Tank, proceedings of Hydro Congress, Innsbruck 2013

Richter W., Schneider J., Zenz G.; Ermittlung der Lufteintragstiefe eines Wasserfalls in einem Wasserschloss, proceedings of the 15th JUWI meeting of young hydraulic researchers. Graz University of Technology 2013

Richter W., Schneider J., Zenz G., Kolb S.; Degassing in a chamber surge tank (in German) Entgasung in einem Kammerwasserschloss, in Wasserwirtschaft No. 6 Pg. 37-45, 2012

Richter W.; The Waterfall in a surge tank (in German) Der Wasserfall im Wasserschloss, proceedings of the 14th JUWI meeting of young hydraulic researchers. Technische Universität München 2012

Richter W., Dobler W., Knoblauch H.; Hydraulic and numerical modelling of an asymmetric orifice within a surge tank, proceedings of the 4th IAHR International Symposium on Hydraulic Structures, Porto 2012

Richter W., Schneider J., Zenz G., Kolb S.; Degassing of Air Bubbles in a Chamber Surge Tank, proceedings of the 2nd European IAHR Congress, Munich 2012

Richter W., Knoblauch H., Zenz G., Larcher M.; Modellversuch Wasserschloss Burgstall, proceedings of the Wasserbausymposium, Graz University of Technology, 2012

Richter W., Schneider J., Zenz G., Kolb S.; Physical model test of surge tank Atdorf (in German) Modellversuch Wasserschloss Atdorf, proceedings of the Wasserbau¬symposium, Graz University of Technology, 2012

Richter W., Knoblauch H., Zenz G. Larcher M.; Transient Modeltest of Surge Tank Reisseck 2, proceedings of 2nd IAHR Europe Congress Munich 2012

Richter W., Dobler W.; Hydraulic investigation of an orifice throttle with 3D-CFD (in German) Hydraulische Untersuchung einer Düsendrossel mit CFD-Simulationen und PIV-Messungen, proceedings of the 13th JUWI meeting of young hydraulic researchers, Hannover 2011

Richter W., Gabl R.; 3D-CFD simulation of hydraulic vortex throttles in surge tanks (in German) 3D-numerische Strömungssimulation von hydraulischen Rückstrom¬drosseln in Wasserschlössern, - Proceedings of 12th JUWI meeting of young hydraulic researchers, Stuttgart, 2010