Book excerpt: Hydraulic machinery such as turbines and pumps are widely used. Topics dealing with its design, manufacture, use and maintenance are covered in this symposium.Topics covered in this volume include: analysis and design of hydraulic turbines and pumps; computational hydraulics and numerical simulation; experimental methods for hydraulic machinery studies; cavitation in hydraulic pressurized systems and components; fluid-structure interaction; hydraulic transients and control / expert systems; monitoring and predictive maintenance; monitoring and predictive maintenance; environmental consideration in turbine design and operation; oscillatory and vibration problems in power plants and pumping stations; practical applications of hydraulic machinery / innovative technology to small and large hydroelectric power plants and pumping stations; case studies including trouble shooting in hydraulic machinery systems.This volume consist of papers presented by researchers, academics, designers, manufacturers, managers, and engineers. It is an important reference for investigators who are interested in the latest innovations on Hydraulic machinery.