CE31102: Water Power Engineering
| CE31102 | |
|---|---|
| Course name | Water Power Engineering |
| Offered by | Civil Engineering |
| Credits | 3 |
| L-T-P | 3-0-0 |
| Previous Year Grade Distribution | |
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| Semester | Spring |
Syllabus
Syllabus mentioned in ERP
Power generation through storage (dams) and diversion (barrages); run-of the river schemes with and without pondage; integrated powerhouse with barrage / on diversion channel; pumped storage schemes; tidal power plants; hydroelectric plant layouts for open flow diversion schemes and pressure diversion system or their combinations; underground projects with pressure diversion systems; position of power house (surface, underground or semi- underground); hydropower conveyance structures â intakes, conveyance structures and outflow structures; intakes to canals and tunnels (with corresponding de-silting arrangements); intakes for in-stream powerhouses; reservoir type intakes â trash rack and its deign; intakes for embankment dams; water conducting systems â open channels, fore-bays, tunnels, surge tanks, penstocks, valves and anchor blocks; layout and sections of tunnels; tunnel deign basics; construction methods for tunnels; penstock components (bends, reducer, branches, manifolds); turbine foundations and overhead traveling crane frame; underground powerhouse cavern; types of turbines and their selection.