Hydro power plants

Inlet gate Air inlet Surge shaft Penstock Tunnel Sand trap Trash rack Tail water Self closing valve Main valve Turbine Draft tube Draft tube gate

Intake gate Intake trashrack Tunnel Inlet Tunnel Inlet trashrack

gate hoist Surge tank Penstock inlet Valve

Desilting basin Anchor block

Headrace tunnel Anchor block

Shaddle Power house

Exp. joint

DT end gate IV G Tailrace SC IV -inlet valve R -turbine runner R SC -spiral case G -generator

DT

Typical Power House with Francis Turbine

Arrangement of a small hydropower plant

Ligga o er lant, Norrbotten,

eden

H = 39 m Q = 513 m3/s = 182 MW runner=7,5 m

Types of Gates
Radial Gates Wheel Gates Slide Gates Flap Gates Rubber Gates

Radial ates at lvkarleby,

eden

Radial ate
The forces acting on the arc ill be transferred to the bearing

Slide Gate

Jhimruk o er lant, Nepal

Flap Gate

Rubber gate
Reinforced rubber Open position Flo disturbance

Bracket

Reinforced rubber losed position

ir inlet

Circular gate
nd cover Hinge Ribs ipe

Manhole

Bolt Fastening element eal Frame

Ladder

Circular gate

Jhimruk o er lant, Nepal

Valves

Spherical valve

Butterfly valve

Butterfly valve

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, Nor

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