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Surge shaft
Penstock
Tunnel
Sand trap
Trash rack
Self closing valve
Tail water
Main valve
Turbine
Draft tube
Draft tube gate
Ulla- Frre
gate hoist
Intake gate
Intake trashrack
Tunnel Inlet
Surge tank
Tunnel Inlet
trashrack
Penstock inlet
Valve
Desilting basin
Headrace tunnel
Anchor block
Anchor block
Shaddle
Power house
Exp. joint
IV
G
SC
IV -inlet valve
R -turbine runner
R
SC -spiral case
G -generator
DT
DT end gate
Tailrace
H = 39 m
Q = 513 m3/s
P = 182 MW
Drunner=7,5 m
H = 87,5 m
P = 150 MW
Drunner=5,5 m
Water intake
Dam
Coarse trash rack
Intake gate
Sediment settling basement
Dams
Rockfill dams
Pilar og platedammer
Hvelvdammer
Rock-fill dams
1.
2.
3.
4.
Core
Filter zone
Transition zone
Supporting shell
Arc dam
Types of Gates
Radial Gates
Wheel Gates
Slide Gates
Flap Gates
Rubber Gates
Radial Gate
The forces acting
on the arc will be
transferred to the
bearing
Slide Gate
Flap Gate
Rubber gate
Flow disturbance
Reinforced rubber
Open position
Reinforced rubber
Closed position
Bracket
Air inlet
Circular gate
End cover
Ribs
Hinge
Manhole
Pipe
Ladder
Bolt
Fastening element
Seal
Frame
Circular gate
Trash Racks
Gravfoss
Power Plant
Norway
Trash Rack size:
Width: 12 meter
Height: 13 meter
Stainless Steel
CompRack
Trash Rack delivered
by VA-Tech
Pipes
Materials
Calculation of the change of length due to the
change of the temperature
Calculation of the head loss
Calculation of maximum pressure
Static pressure
Water hammer
Materials
Steel
Polyethylene, PE
Glass-fibre reinforced Unsaturated
Polyesterplastic , GUP
Wood
Concrete
Materials
Material
Max.
Diameter
Max.
Pressure
Max.
Stresses
[m]
[m]
[MPa]
Steel, St.37
150
Steel, St.42
190
Steel, St.52
206
PE
~ 1,0
160
2,4
320
Max. p = 160 m.
Max. D: 1,4 m.
Wood
~5
80
Concrete
~5
~ 400
GUP
GUP-Pipe
Raubergfossen Power Plant, Norway
Wood Pipes
L T L
Where:
L =
L =
=
T =
Change of length
[m]
Length
[m]
Coefficient of thermal expansion [m/oC m]
Change of temperature
[oC]
Head loss
Friction factor
Length of pipe
Diameter of the pipe
Water velocity
Gravity
[m]
[-]
[m]
[m]
[m/s]
[m/s2]
Example
Calculation of the head loss
Power Plant data:
H
= 100 m
Head
Q
= 10 m3/s Flow Rate
L
= 1000 m Length of pipe
D
= 2,0 m
Diameter of the pipe
The pipe material is steel
cD
Re
Where:
c
= 3,2 m/s
Water velocity
L c
hf f
D 2g
Where:
Re = 4,9 106
Reynolds number
= 0,045 mm Roughness
D
= 2,0 m
Diameter of the pipe
/D = 2,25 10-5 Relative roughness
f =
0,013
Friction factor
The pipe material is steel
0,013
Example
Calculation of the head loss
Power Plant data:
H
= 100 m
Head
Q
= 10 m3/s Flow Rate
L
= 1000 m Length of pipe
D
= 2,0 m
Diameter of the pipe
The pipe material is steel
L c
1000 3,2
hf f
0,013
3,4 m
D 2g
2 2 9,82
Where:
f
= 0,013
c
= 3,2 m/s
g
= 9,82 m/s2
Friction factor
Water velocity
Gravity
Hgr
=
=
=
=
a c max
2L
IF TC
a
Jowkowsky
[mWC]
[m/s]
[m/s]
[m/s2]
Example
a
= 1000 [m/s]
cmax = 10 [m/s]
g
= 9,81 [m/s2]
2L
TC
a
Jowkowsky
h wh
c=10
m
/s
a c max
1020 m
g
2L
a c max
c max 2 L
a
g
TC
g TC
Where:
hwh
a
cmax
g
L
TC
=
=
=
=
=
=
C
L
2L
IF TC
a
[mWC]
[m/s]
[m/s]
[m/s2]
[m]
[s]
Example
L
TC
cmax
g
=
=
=
=
300
10
10
9,81
[m]
[s]
[m/s]
[m/s2]
h wh
C=10
m /s
L
c max 2 L
61 m
g TC
Based on:
Material properties
Pressure from:
p ri Cs
t
t
Water hammer
Static head
p g H gr h wh
Where:
Di
p
t
t
Cs
Hgr
hwh
[m]
[m]
[Pa]
[Pa]
[m]
[-]
[kg/m3]
[m]
[m]
ri
Example
Calculation of the pipe thickness
L Di p Cs 2 t L t
p ri Cs
t
0,009 m
t
p g H gr h wh 1,57 MPa
Based on:
Material properties
Pressure from:
Water hammer
Static head
Where:
= 0,001 m
Di
t
Cs
Hgr
hwh
=
=
=
=
=
=
2,0 m
206 MPa
1000 kg/m3
1,2
100 m
61 m
ri
Cost [$]
dK tot d K f K t
0
dD
dD
al
t
o
T
s, K to
t
s
co
o st s, K t
Installation c
Costs for h
ydraulic lo
ss
Diameter [m]
es, K
Example
Calculation of the economical correct diameter of the pipe
Hydraulic Losses
Power Plant data:
H
= 100 m
Q
= 10 m3/s
plant = 85 %
L
= 1000 m
Head
Flow Rate
Plant efficiency
Length of pipe
2
PLoss
L
Q
C2
g Q hf g Q f
5
2
4
2r 2g r
r
Where:
PLoss
g
Q
hf
f
L
r
C
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
[W]
[kg/m3]
[m/s2]
[m3/s]
[m]
[-]
[m]
[m]
Example
Calculation of the economical correct diameter of the pipe
Cost of the Hydraulic Losses per year
C2
5 T kWh price
r
[]
[W]
[h/year]
[/kWh]
[m]
Example
Calculation of the economical correct diameter of the pipe
Present value of the Hydraulic Losses per year
Where:
Kf
=
T
=
kWhprice =
r
=
C2
=
C2
K f 5 T kWh price
r
Cost for the hydraulic losses
Energy production time
Energy price
Radius of the pipe
Calculation coefficient
[]
[h/year]
[/kWh]
[m]
K f pv
Where:
Kf pv
n
Kf
i
i 1 1 I
[]
[-]
Example
Calculation of the economical correct diameter of the pipe
Cost for the Pipe Material
pr
m m V m 2 r t L m 2 r
L C1 r 2
K t M m M C1 r
Where:
m =
m =
V =
r =
L =
p =
=
C1 =
Kt =
M =
[kg]
[kg/m3]
[m3]
[m]
[m]
[MPa]
[MPa]
[]
[/kg]
NB:
This is a simplification
because no other
component then the pipe
is calculated
Example
Calculation of the economical correct diameter of the pipe
Installation Costs:
Pipes
Maintenance
Interests
Etc.
Example
Calculation of the economical correct diameter of the pipe
K f pv
C2
T kWh price
n
5
r
i
I
i 1
K t M C1 r
d K t K f
5 n C 2 T kWh price
2M Cr 6
0
i
dr
r i 1
1 I
Where:
Kf
Kt
T
kWhprice
r
C1
C2
M
n
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
[]
[]
[h/year]
[/kWh]
[m]
[/kg]
[-]
Example
Calculation of the economical correct diameter of the pipe
d K t K f
5 n C 2 T kWh price
2M Cr 6
0
i
dr
r i 1
1 I
5 n C 2 T kWh price
r 7
i
2 i 1 M C 1 I
F1
F
F2 F3 F4
[N]
[N]
[N]
R
G
Valves
Spherical valve
Hollow-jet valve
Gate valve
Butterfly valve
Spherical valve
Bypass system
Butterfly valve
Butterfly
valve
Butterfly valve
disk types
Hollow-jet Valve
Pelton turbines
Large heads (from
100 meter to 1800
meter)
Relatively small flow
rate
Maximum of 6
nozzles
Good efficiency over
a vide range
Jostedal, Norway
*Q = 28,5 m3/s
*H = 1130 m
*P = 288 MW
Kvrner
Francis turbines
Heads between 15
and 700 meter
Medium Flow Rates
Good efficiency
=0.96 for modern
machines
SVARTISEN
P = 350 MW
H = 543 m
Q* = 71,5 m3/S
D0 = 4,86 m
D1 = 4,31m
D2 = 2,35 m
B0 = 0,28 m
n = 333 rpm
Kaplan turbines
Low head (from 70
meter and down to 5
meter)
Large flow rates
The runner vanes can
be governed
Good efficiency over
a vide range