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SHORTTERMTRAININGPROGRAMME SiltRemovalandResistiveMaterialforSHP Projects

High head scheme

TYPEOFSCHEME

Medium head scheme

Design of Desilting Tank

Low head scheme

Dr.SKSingal
ALTERNATEHYDROENERGYCENTRE INDIANINSTITUTEOFTECHNOLOGY,ROORKEE Email:sunilksingal@gmail.com
April 26, 2011

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COMPONENTSOFSMALLHYDROPOWERSCHEME
DiversionandIntakestructure Desilting chamber WaterconductorsystemForebay/balancingreservoir Penstock Surgetank Powerhouse T bi generator Turbine, t and dcontrols t l TailRace Switchyard

DESIGNOFCIVILWORKSCOMPONENTS

DESILTINGARRANGEMENTS
Preventive : The entry of sediment checked before its entry into the head regulation. These are constructed in the streams. streams Curative:Thesedimentisexcludedfromthechannelafter itsentrywiththechannel.Theseareconstructedinthe channel.

Thesizesofcivilworksaregovernedbydischarge(Q) dischargeisworkedoutbasedoncapacityandhead
P = gQH

Where, P g H installedcapacity(kW) accelerationduetogravity(m/s2) head(m) combinedefficiencyofmachines

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DESILTINGTANK

SETTLINGVELOCITYFORQUARTZGRAIN(RUBEY)

Thedesilting tankisdesignedconsideringfollowingparameters:

Siltparticlesizecoarserthan0.2 0.5mmaretoberemoved. Horizontalvelocity(Vh) 0.30 0.60m/s Settlingvelocity(Vf) 0.024 0.06m/s Crosssectionalareaofthetanki.e.Width(b)xdepth(d)= Q Lengthoftank= hVh Vf

Vh

DESILTINGTANK

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DESILTINGTANK DESIGNCALCULATIONS
Designdischarge = = FlowVelocity (Vh) Particlesizetoberemoved = Settlingvelocity(Vf) = Width(b)xdepth (d)= Letdepth Width(b) = = 8.00m3/s 0.4m/s 0.2mm&above 24 2.4 cm/sec Q

Vh
2.5m 8.0m hVh Vf

Lengthoftank=

= 41.67m Increaselengthby20%toarrestallthesiltparticleshavingsize0.2mmandabove Expansiontransitionslope<12.50 Contractiontransitionslope<300

DESILTINGTANKSIZING