Hydropower Engineering

Course content

Fundamentals of hydropower: Hydraulic energy, power capacity, utilization. Planning of hydropower schemes: energy demand, supply types, energy cost, economic analysis, reports. Design of hydropower plants: intakes, canals, tunnels, head ponds, surge tanks, penstocks, valves. Power houses: substructures, superstructures. Turbines: principles of turbine action, types and selection of turbines, dimensions of turbines. (R)