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Cofunded by the European Union

Institution/Coordinating Institution : 
Technische Universität Graz (TU Graz)
Country : 
Austria
Current Status : 
Active
Location : 
Technische Universität - Campus Neue Technik, 8010 Graz, Austria
RI Type : 
Single Site RI (Geographically localised central facility)
Level of Access : 
Other
(Austrian RI database)
Cost of Access : 
Other
(By arrangement with the Institute of Hydraulic Engineering and Water Management.)
Water4All Keywords : 
Water Infrastructures
Domains and thematic area : 
Sustainable Water Management
(Investigation of hydraulic and hydraulic engineering tasks, 1100m2, variable water quantity up to 1000l/s.)

The institute's large test hall is divided vertically. The test area on the ground floor, measuring around 1,100 m², has a large usable length of 60 meters, allowing the undistorted representation of systems on large rivers (e.g. the Danube), including the necessary connecting sections. A so-called giant staircase connects this low-pressure area with the smaller medium-pressure area, which is 9 meters lower and is reserved for full and partial models with greater heights.

An elevated tank with a usable capacity of 70 m³ that supplies both laboratory areas ensures a maximum stationary pressure head of 15 meters, thus enabling the performance of those tests that, due to their relationship to the Reynolds number, require large amounts of water and constant pressure heads. The staircase-like connection between the two laboratory areas is used to build special models.

The core of the test water system is a central pumping station, which consists of four staggered units and achieves a delivery rate of up to 1000 l/s. All pumps pump into the elevated tank via a collecting line and two risers. A spill length of almost 100 meters ensures sufficient water level stability even under strongly fluctuating operating conditions. Of course, the models can also be controlled directly by the speed-controlled pumps.

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The Water4All Partnership - Water Security for the Planet - is a funding programme for scientific research in freshwater. It aims to tackle water challenges to face climate change, help to achieve the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals and boost the EU’s competitiveness and growth.

It is co-funded by the European Union within the frame of the Horizon Europe programme (a key funding programme for research and innovation). The Partnership duration is for seven years from 2022.

The Water4All objective is to enable water security at a large scale and in the long term. Its goal is also to tackle water issues in a holistic frame. 

All forms of life on earth need water. All human activities operate with this resource. Water is part of our everyday life. It is also integrated within urban and countryside landscapes. It is one of the most valuable elements we share with plants and animals.

These simple facts must be kept in mind to understand the Water4All ambition.

This resource is weakened in many places due to climate changes, and human habits. We know that we can improve the way we use water. Everyone has a role to play and especially the scientific research community.

Scientific research is the heart of the Partnership as It is a powerful tool to improve knowledge on preserving, restoring, and managing this essential resource. 

International cooperation is also needed as water has no borders on Earth and runs from one country to another.

Water4All brings together a broad and cohesive group of 90 partners from 33 countries in the European Union and beyond. This consortium gathers partners from the whole water Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) chain.