Essays about: "stilling basin"
Found 3 essays containing the words stilling basin.
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1. Design Optimization of Spillways at Baihetan Hydroelectric Dam
University essay from KTH/EnergiteknikAbstract : China’s economic prosperity has led to a massive development in the hydropower sector. The Baihetan hydropower project is an ongoing construction and will become the third largest hydroelectric power plant in the world in regards to generating capacity and is projected to be finished in the year 2020. READ MORE
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2. CFD modelling of dam spillway aerator
University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresursläraAbstract : The purposes of this master thesis are the simulation of the aerator air flow driven by the spillway water flow in the Bergeforsen dam and the behavior of the flow in the stilling basin. Aerators are employed to supply air at critical locations in the flow where low pressure and cavitation may occur in order to protect the structure. READ MORE
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3. Construction of a dam over the Escartana gully close to Albacete, Spain.
University essay from KTH/VattendragsteknikAbstract : The main aim of this Master Thesis is the design of several hydraulic structures to decrease as much as possible the huge flooding caused by the Escartana gully which drains its water towards the city of Albacete (Spain) and its surrounding areas, affecting to their inhabitants; and causing huge material damages in residential and industrial areas, and loss of crops in nearby farmland. Some alternatives such as embankment dams with or without drainage systems inside the dam body and a roller-compacted concrete (RCC) dam have been proposed to be built, being necessary to carry out a multicriteria analysis in order to decide which alternative has the best fit according to the analyzed features of the region. READ MORE
