Hydroelectric Energy: Renewable Energy and the Environment

ISBN-13: 9781439811672 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 419 str.

Bikash Pandey;Ajoy Karki

Opis

Providing essential theory and useful practical techniques for implementing hydroelectric projects, this book outlines the resources, power generation technologies, applications, and strengths and weaknesses for hydroelectric technologies. Emphasizing the links between energy and the environment, it serves as a useful background resource and facilitates decision-making regarding which renewable energy technology works best for different types of applications and regions. Including examples, real-world case studies, and lessons learned, each chapter contains exercise questions, references, and ample photographs and technical drawings from actual micro hydropower plants.

Spis treści

Development of Hydropower, Basics of Hydropower, Site Selection and Feasibility Study for Hydropower Projects, Intake and Diversion Works, Headrace, Gravel Trap, Settling Basin, and Forebay, Penstocks, Powerhouse, Hydraulic Turbines, Impulse Turbines, Very Low Head and River Current Turbines, Electrical Power, Economic Analysis of Infrastructure Projects, Participatory Processes in Hydropower Development, Index