Development of Three Systems Operated Rev. Pump Turbine
In order to represent the development of reversible, single stage pump turbines in Yugoslavia, the three systems operated pump turbine (3SRPT) of the fourth unit of Moste hydro power plant,...
Computer Aided Design of Butterfly Inlet Valves
Computer simulation of butterfly inlet valves (throughflow, lattice) in hydropower schemes is presented. The software is intended for practisting engineers to obtain significant parameters...
Digital Control of 180MW Francis Turbines: Controller Design, Simulation, and Operational Results
The features of a new hydro-power station are outlined as are some specifications that the customer required of a digital controller. Both hardware and software aspects of this recently...
Kaplan Blade Angle Controller
This paper describes a recently developed computerized Kaplan blade angle controller that is capable of improving turbine performance. Model Tests or Index Tests produce the Three-D-Cam...
McNary Powerhouse Generating Unit 14 Stator Core and Winding Replacement
The powerhouse contains 14 main generating Kaplan-blade units, each rated at 73,684 kVA at 0. 95 power factor. In early 1985 the decision to rewind and uprate Unit 14 was being finalized....
Design Improvements on a Small Hydro Project
The Whiskeytown Hydroelectric Project, built for the City of Redding, California, provides an excellent example of the type of improvements in general arrangement which can be achieved...
Summer Falls High Head Kaplan Turbine Project
The Summer Falls Project is located on the Main Canal of the Grand Coulee Irrigation Project approximately eight miles south of Coulee City in Grant County, Washington. The power development...
Subsurface Savings
Less conservatism than usual in designing building foundations is being accepted or demanded by some owners to save money. The article describes four examples of cost-cutting innovations,...
Roller Compacted Concrete Dams?An Overview
The development of roller compacted concrete for gravity dams is traced from forerunners, through its use at the Shihmen and Tarbela Dam Projects to Willow Creek Dam and the Japanese Roller...
Planning, Design and Cost Estimates for RCC Dams
Engineers, planners, and officials of agencies responsible for developing water resource projects are confronted with preparing preliminary designs and cost estimates for dams. This paper...
Cedar Falls Roller Compacted Concrete Dam
This paper presents the design, material testing, quality control, and construction considerations applicable to a small Roller Compacted Concrete (RCC) dam. The Cedar Falls RCC dam is...
Design of Seepage Control Systems for RCC Dams
As the reservoirs of the first generation of roller compacted concrete (RCC) dams have been filled, several have exhibited significant amounts of seepage, a fact that has been of concern...
Roller Compacted Concrete Mix Design for Pamo Dam
Pamo Dam is designed as a 265 foot (81M) high gravity dam that will be located on the Santa Isabel Creek in San Diego County, California. RCC volume will be approximately 491,000 cubic...
Monksville Dam: Design Evolution and Construction
This paper documents the application of experience gained at other RCC projects to the Monskville Dam. The evolution of the design and its translation to construction are presented together...
Quality of Works in RCC in France: A Contractor's Solution
Bec Freres S. A. , a French dam contractor, introduced the technique of roller compacted concrete (RCC) into France. The first two French RCC dams were built as a result of a program of...
RCC in Dams in Australia
The design, construction and performance of the first three dams constructed in Australia, using RCC are described. Aspects covered in the paper include designing for zero cohesion between...
Roller Compacted Concrete Design for Urugua-I Dam
Gravity dam construction by the roller compacted concrete method (RCC) has received widespread interest following completion of Shimajigawa Dam in Japan (1981) and Willow Creek Dam in...
RCC Pavements in Tasmania, Australia
Over 60,000 m**2 of high strength Roller Compacted Concrete (RCC) pavement has been completed in Tasmania, Australia, since December 1986. Projects have ranged from footpaths and small...
Rennick Yard RCC Pavement Design and Construction
Rennick Yard roller compacted concrete paving project consisting of 136,000 multiplied by (times) yd**2 (113,710 m**2) was completed in June 1986. The design load for this project was...
Corps of Engineers Experience with RCC Pavements
Roller compacted concrete pavements were first developed in the U. S. by the Corps of Engineers in 1975. Since that time, RCC pavements have been constructed throughout much of the U....
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