Hydroelectric Energy Renewable Energy And The Environment
Contents
- Waterwheel Designs from Ancient Times
- Waterpower in Other Parts of the World in Antiquity
- Waterpower’s Contribution to the Industrial Revolution
- Waterwheel to Water Turbine
- Hydroelectricity
- Size Classification
- Drivers of and Deterrents to Hydropower Development
- Climate Change
- Hydropower for Energy Access
- Notes
- References
- Chapter Basics of Hydropower
- Hydropower Types and Their Components
- Power Output from Hydroelectric Power Plants
- Types and Components of Hydropower
- Waterways
- Dam or Diversion Weir
- Intake and Headworks
- Headrace
Gravel Trap and Settling Basin
- Spillway
- Crossings
- Forebay
- Penstock Pipe
- Anchor Block
- Support Pier
- Powerhouse
- Inside the Powerhouse
- Storage Type Hydroelectric Plants
- Chapter Site Selection and Feasibility Study for Hydropower Projects
- Overview
- Measurement of Head
- Level Machines, Theodolites, or Total Stations
- Global Positioning System (GPS)
- Abney Level
- Measurement Procedure
- Measurement of River Flows
- Flow Measurements Using a Conductivity Meter
- Measurement Procedure
- Discharge Measurement
- Determination of K Value
