Hydropower Schemes

Lecturer:

Petr Nowak

Tutor:

Petr Nowak

Supervisor:

Department of Hydrotechnics

Synopsis:

Lessons deepen the knowledge of harnessing of water energy from basic course. Attention is focused on small hydropower including specific problems with hydraulic losses calculations and hydraulic transients.

Requirements:

basic knowledge of hydraulics and hydrology

Syllabus of lectures:

1. Basic differences between small and large hydropower plants

2. Types of valves and their hydraulic properties

3. Theory of reactive turbines, construction

4. Theory of Pelton turbines, construction

5. Turbine characteristics and mapping by measuring

6. Hydraulic calculations of intake structures

7. Simplified calculation of water hammer

8. Calculation of oscillation of water level in surge chamber

9. Loading of civil structures

10. Large low head hydropower plants - examples

11. Large middle head hydropower plants and pump storage - examples

12. Large high head hydropower plants - examples

13. Development and putting in operation

14. Presentation of software for aided design and hydraulic calculations

Syllabus of tutorials:

Study Objective:

The main goal is to deepen the knowledge of auxiliary equipment of hydropower plants with special focus to small hydropower plants.

Study materials:

1. Waterpower and dam contruction

2. Hydropower and dams

3. Hydropower - Low and high head - Mossonyi

Note:

Time-table for winter semester 2011/2012:

Time-table is not available yet

Time-table for summer semester 2011/2012:

	06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon
Tue
Fri	roomTH:B-830 Nowak P. 13:00–13:50 (lecture parallel1) Thákurova 7 (FSv-budova A) B830roomTH:B-830 Nowak P. 14:00–14:50 (lecture parallel1 parallel nr.101) Thákurova 7 (FSv-budova A) B830
Thu
Fri

The course is a part of the following study plans: