Silting Problems in Hydropower Plants

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S.P. Kaushish, B.S.K. Naidu
CRC Press, Jan 1, 2002 - Science - 356 pages
The 26 papers in this volume cover: catchment treatment and reservoir sediment ation; de-silting and silt disposal; modelling techniques; hydraulic design considerations; and mechanical design and material technology.
 

Contents

Siltation of ReservoirsKoyna Hydroelectirc Project A Case Study
1
Study on Starting Velocity of Cohesive Sedimentation 22
22
Sediment Problems in Storage Power Plants and Remedial Measures 1235
35
Dredging Problems in BSL Balancing ReservoirA Case Study
49
Design of Desilting Structures and Silt Disposal of Casecnan Mulitpurpose Project
72
Numerical Simulation of Flow Field and Sediment Concentration in Forebay
93
Design and Development of Model Test Facilities for Predicting Silt Damages
107
Hydraulic Design of a Francis Runner Profile Inherently Resistant to Silt Erosion
128
Successful Design and Development of Additional Repair Seal at Site for Francis
147
Improvements in Generating Units of Salal Hydro Power Station 6 x 115 MW
159
Real Scale Performance of Advanced Erosion Protection Techniques on
168
Silting Problems in Hydro Plants and their Remedial Measures
176
Problems Encountered due to Erosion of Hydro Turbine Components Working in
185
Case Study The Siltation Issue in the Cameron Highlands Batang Padang
196
Determination of Optimal Sediment Size to be Excluded for Runofriver
206
Russian Experience in Design of Dam Projects on Rivers with Heavy Sediment Load
215

DesignSelection Guidelines
136
Silting Problem on OM An Experience of Reservoir Type and Runofriver Type
222

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