HE (B-TECH Civil Engineering 7-8th)

SECTION-A UNIT-I

INTRODUCTION-Sources of energy, status of hydropower, thermal vs hydropower, advantages of hydropower, place of

hydropower in power system

 UNIT-II

Electrical load on hydro power, load curves, load factor, capacity factors, utility factors, diversity factors, load on hydropower

stations, load curves, load duration curves, firm power , secondary power , prediction of loads

SECTION-B UNIT-III

Types of hydropower stations-classification of hydropower stations, run of river plants, general lay out of run of river plants,Vlley

dam plans, storage and pondage.Examples

 UNIT-IV

Basic features of Hydropower plants-advantages of pumps storage plants, storage plants, types of pump storage plants, reversible

turbines, efficiency of pump storage plants. Examples.

SECTION-C UNIT-V

Water Conveyance System-Classifications of penstocks, design criteria of penstocks, anchor blocks, types of valves, water hammer,

surges in power channels,Examples Types of Surge shafts-surge analysis, design of surge shafts.Examples.

SECTION-D UNIT-VI

TURBINES-Types of turbines,criterian for selection,specifis speed of turbones,unit powr,unit discharge,cavitatin in turbines, design

of draft tube. Examples

 UNIT-VII

Types of power houses-types of power houses, lay out of power houses, ventilations, under ground power houses, advantages,

Examples.

Reference-Water power Engineering by Dandekar and Sharma

Hydropower structures Volume IIi-By R S Varshney

Hydro Power Engineering By Dr Darde P N ,Vayu Education,Delhi