Electrical and Mechanical Design, Commissioning, and Performance of the Moose River Hydroelectric Project
The Moose River Hydroelectric Project is a single-unit run-of-river hydroelectric facility located near Lyonsdale, New York, and was developed by a private firm. The generating equipment...

Replacement of Computer Control at John Day Powerhouse
One of the first projects chosen by the Corps of Engineers for computer control was the John Day Project on the Columbia River. John Day powerhouse was completed in 1971 and has 16 generators...

Programmable Logic Controller Based Governor/Plant Controller
This paper discusses the performance characteristics of the programmable logic controllers (PLC's) is based governor, particularly speed resolution and response times. The...

Development of High Specific Speed Pump-Turbines
The operational range of pump-turbines is continually increasing, especially in the direction of high specific speed installation. In this context, high specific speed refers to units...

Design Data of Kaplan and Bulb Turbine Units
Some basic statistical data covering geometrical and energy parameters for Kaplan and bulb turbine units are presented. These data are further compared as specific rations for both units,...

Computer Aided Design of Small Hydro Turbine?Phase II
Ateliers Bouvier have been expanding the use of its computer aided design (CAD) system during these last four years, and the aim of this paper is to present some additional aspects of...

Design and Installation Concepts for High Capacity Pump/Turbines
This paper discusses the pre-planned field welding and machining operations utilized for six (6) large pump/turbines, each capable of 508 MW at Virginia Power Company's Bath...

Field Efficiency Tests of a Large Pump-Turbine
The New York Power Authority's Blenheim-Gilboa Pumped Storage Project began commercial operation in 1973. In 1987, the Authority initiated a study of the existing pump/turbines...

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...

Implementation of a General Purpose Site Monitoring Network
STS Hydropower owns and operates several hydroelectric plants distributed throughout the United States. These plants, equipped with intelligent controllers, have been remotely monitored...

Recent Developments in Computer Based Control Systems for Hydro Power Control
In recent years microcomputer technology has come to dominate electric control systems. Modern control equipment provides many convenient means for ensuring easy, precise and safe operation...

Foundation Engineering
Current Principles and Practices
The proceedings of the 1989 ASCE Foundation Engineering Congress (entitled Foundation Engineering: Current Principles and Practices) address advances in the state-of-practice and in research...

Environmental Engineering
The 1989 Specialty Conference on Environmental Engineering was held in Austin, Texas on July 10-12, 1989 with cooperation from the University of Texas at Austin Civil Engineering Department...

Coastlines of Italy
These papers were presented at Coastal Zone '89 the Sixth Symposium on Coastal and Ocean Management held in Charleston, South Carolina, July 11-14, 1989. This volume is a...

Coastlines of Brazil
These papers were presented at Coastal Zone '89 the Sixth Symposium on Coastal and Ocean management held in Charleston, South Carolina, July 11-14, 1989. This volume is a...

Coastlines of the World
Coastlines of the World is an ongoing series that explores the different coasts from around the world. It provides the civil engineer with a broad understanding of coastal and ocean management...

Barrier Islands
Process and Management
These papers were presented at Coastal Zone '89 the Sixth Symposium on Coastal and Ocean Management held in Charleston, South Carolina, July 11-14, 1989. This volume is part...

Coastal Zone '89
Coastal Zone '89 is the sixth in a series of multidisciplinary meetings on comprehensive coastal and ocean management. The papers included in this publication review technical...

Sludge in the Nineties
Strict new regulations proposed for sludge disposal have toughened the challenge ahead for engineers. The regulations are the first to ever address sludge disposal in a comprehensive,...

Hydro on Hold
Hydropower projects have become the target of a growing environmental movement overseas. The tradeoff between clean, renewable energy and the possible environmental impacts of the reservoirs...

 

 

 

 

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