Design and Efficiency Testing of a Cross-Flow Turbine
An inexpensive American-made cross-flow turbine was designed, manufactured, and installed at a remote run-of-river site in Northern California. The 400 kW unit includes an innovative automatic...
Hydropower Development at Corps Lakes in Texas
This paper examines case studies of hydropower development at Corps of Engineers lakes in Texas. Hydropower development examined includes installations by the Corps of Engineers as well...
Planning and Operation of Hydropower Development on a Navigation System, a Case Study
This paper examines the steps taken to optimally develop the hydropower plant at Lock and Dam No. 13 on the Arkansas River as part of an existing multiple use system. The specific items...
The High Line Canal Hydroelectric Project: Micro Hydro for a Macro Utility
The High Line Canal Hydroelectric Project is rated at 530 kilowatts (kW), and features benefits that accrue due to relatively low costs of $2,100 per installed kW, average annual energy...
320 KW Hydro Power Plant for Tenwek Hospital, Kenya, East Africa
Due to increasing demand for medical care and growth of hospital and staff facilities, a less costly source of electrical power was needed for the Tenwek hospital to replace the diesel...
Turnkey Hydropower at St. Cloud
The St. Cloud Hydroelectric Project is located at an existing dam on the Mississippi River in St. Cloud, Minnesota. The project consists of a two-gated spillway and an 8.6-megawatt powerhouse...
Nanpil River Hydropower Project
The Nanpil River Hydropower Project is located on the island of Pohnpei in the Federated States of Micronesia, East Caroline Islands located in the Pacific Ocean. The project consists...
Case Study in the Rehabilitation of a Pumped/Storage Installation - Salina Powerhouse Grand River Dam Authority
This paper presents a specific case study in the rehabilitation of a pump/turbine for the Grand River Dam Authority at its Salina plant. The study addresses problems such as cavitation...
Devil Canyon Powerplant Enlargement
This paper presents the design and construction aspects of the enlargement of the existing Devil Canyon Powerplant from 120 MW to 280 MW. Subjects covered include site geology, powerhouse...
Manicouagan 5?Additional Capacity Project
This paper, after presenting briefly the evolution of the peak demand characteristics of the Hydro-Quebec grid and what caused it, describes how newly installed capacity and equipment...
Harnessing the Allegheny: Four Low-Head Projects
The navigable portion of the river, extending northeast of Pittsburgh approximately sixty miles, contains eight lock and dam systems under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers...
Siphon Penstock Installations at Hydroelectric Projects: A Survey of Design, Construction and Operating Experience
There can be advantages to using siphon penstocks at small hydro projects, particularly those constructed at existing dams. One problem, however, is a lack of documentation of siphon penstock...
Crescent and Vischer Ferry Hydroelectric Redevelopment Projects
The owners of aging small hydro plants face a myriad of complex technical, economic, and regulatory challenges as they seek to reliance and prepare their projects for continued operation...
Paradise River, a Challenging Small Hydro Development
The frequent assumption that small hydro developments are simple is not always borne out in practice. A case in point is the Paradise River Development in Newfoundland, Canada. This paper...
A Non-Federal Development at a Federal Project
The Colebrook River Lake project is a Corps of Engineers multipurpose reservoir located in northwestern Connecticut. The hydro project, designed and built by the Catalyst Energy Corporation...
Harnessing the Snake: A Construction Viewpoint
The Gem State Hydroelectric Project, five miles south of Idaho Falls, Idaho on the Snake River, consists of a 900-foot-long, 40-foot-high dam; approximately four miles of earthend dikes;...
Pumping System Permits Diversion of Water River Dam
For project construction at an existing Corps of Engineers' dam in New Mexico, where modifications to the existing outlet works were performed, a barge-mounted pumping system...
Buffalo Bill Dam Modifications?Modification of an Existing Bureau of Reclamation Facility to Increase Power Generation
This paper describes a joint venture between the United States Bureau of Reclamation and the State of Wyoming to increase the storage capacity and power generation capacity of Buffalo...
Transient Analysis of the Finchaa Hydroelectric Project
An iterative computer simulation procedure called LIQT (Liquid Transient), which performs simulations of hydraulic transients in closed conduit hydro-power systems, is used to estimate...
Hydropower Analysis Using Electronic Spreadsheets
A sequential streamflow routing procedure is recommended to overcome the inadequacy of the conventional duration curve analysis, especially in cases involving multiple intakes for capturing...
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