Hydropower Plants

University of Iceland

Course Name:

Hydropower Plants

Course Description:

Design of hydropower plants. Hydropower potential. Technically feasible hydropower. Regulation. Power plants, generation and transmission. Types of power plants. Field investigations and the simulation of power systems. Low pressure plants. High pressure plants. Waterways, dams, tunnels, channels. Locks, spillways. Field investigations. Design project.

Learning Outcomes:

At the end of the class, students shall be able to:

• planned design hydropower plants
• perform preliminary design of dams and reservoirs
• calculate main characteristics of rock mechanics
• calculate main characteristics of hydromechanical equipments
• design waterways
• know main environmental issues

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