Design of Siphon Penstocks for Low Head Hydros
Siphon penstocks have been designed and constructed at Jim Falls and Winter, Wisconsin at existing dams. Both hydropower projects are located on the Chippewa River. The design of these...
Turbine Intake Modification for Fish Passage
This paper describes one solution the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers has found to improve juvenile fish guidance at Bonneville Second Powerhouse on the Columbia River. Juvenile fish passage...
Single Conduit Dam Design
In today's arena of increasingly higher costs for major dams, planners and designers are continuing to look into ways of reducing the overall costs for the development of...
OK Menga Hydroelectric Project, Papua New Guinea
The Ok Menga project, currently under construction, consists of a run-of-river intake underground concrete and steel lined power conduit surface powerhouse with two 25 MW units and a 132...
The Effect of Geology on the Dinkey Creek Project
The proposed Dinkey Creek Project is located about 40 miles northeast of Fresno, California. The project consists of a 360-foot high rockfill dam, two powerhouses, 41,600 feet of power...
Sidney A Murray Jr. Hydroelectric Project
The Sidney A Murray Jr. Hydroelectric Project is being designed and constructed by EBASCO Services Inc. for the City of Vidalia (La) - Catalyst, Old River Hydroelectric Ltd Partnership....
Lake Tap?Crater Lake
The Crater Lake Phase of the Snettisham Hydroelectric Project has been designed and is currently under construction. This paper describes the design and construction of the lake tap which...
Geotechnical Exploration?Rio Bravo Hydro Project
In order for the Rio Bravo Hydroelectric Project to become a reality, a thorough evaluation of alternative project configurations was necessary. Various power canal shapes, sizes, and...
Estimating Hydroelectric Operation and Maintenance
To improve the estimating of operation and maintenance costs for new small hydroelectric projects, an estimating model was developed. This model listed all of the operation and maintenance...
The Gem State Hydropower Project
The Gem State Hydroelectric Project is located on the Snake River about 5 miles southwest of the City of Idaho Falls, Idaho. The project consists of a 40-foot high, 900-foot-long earth...
Dongjiang Project and Development of Lei River
Lei River in the south of Hunan Province is a tributary of Xiang River, flowing northward to the Yangtze River. Dongjiang has been selected as the key project to be constructed for hydropower...
A Mathematical Model for Traveling Screens at Hydropower Plants
Hydroelectric projects cause significant mortality to fish migrating downstream. The current method to reduce fish mortality at hydropower plants is the use of traveling screens. In this...
Design and Operation of a Differential Surge Tank
The differential type of surge tank is more effective in operation than the simple type because it reacts more quickly to load changes of all sizes. The differential tank is also usually...
Case Study: Siphon Penstock Operations
Hydroelectric power plants utilizing siphon penstocks operating near Winter, Wisconsin and at Jim Falls, Wisconsin have met or exceeded expectations after fine tuning of the vacuum and...
TBM Tunnel Friction Values for the Kerckhoff 2 Project
In the mid-1970's Pacific Gas and Electric Company began design of the Kerckhoff 2 Hydroelectric Project, which supplements the Kerckhoff 1 project built in 1919. The Kerckhoff...
Hydraulic Design and Performance of Discharge Facilities at Revelstoke Project
Revelstoke Project is located in southeastern British Columbia on the Columbia River, 130 km downstream of the Mica Dam and approximately 5 km north of the City of Revelstoke. The project...
The Role of Model Studies in Add-On Hydro Projects
The reasons for modeling add-on projects are reviewed, and guidance given for the process of determining, first, the need for modeling, and second, if modeling is necessary, whether physical...
Hydropower at Navigation Projects
Hydropower at navigation projects has been found to be compatible with the intended use of the project; however, it is important for the hydropower developer and the project owner to be...
Low Head Hydraulic Model Justifies Cost
In many cases, developers of low head hydroelectric plants fail to use physical hydraulic modelling as a tool in the design process. Economic constraints are often cited as the primary...
Pit Turbine Technology for Low Head Hydro Projects
Manufacturers of hydro generating equipment have developed designs that are adaptable to existing dams and suitable for upgrading and redevelopment of existing hydro plants. The pit turbine...
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