Download or read book Hydropower Practice and Application written by Ming Jun Tang and published by . This book was released on 2016-08-01 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Flowing water creates energy that can be captured and turned into electricity. This is called hydroelectric power or hydropower. Hydropower is electricity generated using the energy of moving water. Rain or melted snow, usually originating in hills and mountains, create streams and rivers that eventually run to the ocean. The energy of that moving water can be substantial, as anyone who has been whitewater rafting knows. This energy has been exploited for centuries. Since ancient times, hydropower from many kinds of watermills has been used as a renewable energy source for irrigation and the operation of various mechanical devices, such as gristmills, sawmills, textile mills, trip hammers, dock cranes, domestic lifts, and ore mills. A trompe, which produces compressed air from falling water, is sometimes used to power other machinery at a distance. In the late 19th century, hydropower became a source for generating electricity. Hydroelectric energy is the most widely used form of renewable energy, accounting for 16 percent of global electricity consumption. Hydropower is the cheapest way to generate electricity today. That's because once a dam has been built and the equipment installed, the energy source--flowing water--is free. It's a clean fuel source that is renewable yearly by snow and rainfall. Hydropower is also readily available; engineers can control the flow of water through the turbines to produce electricity on demand. This book entitled Hydropower - Practice and Application emphasizes on theoretical and applied results acquired by the authors in the course of a long time of practice devoted to problems in the design and operation of a substantial number of hydroelectric power plants. The book covers all the foremost components of a hydro power plant, from the upstream end, with the basin for water intake, to the downstream end of the water flow outlet.

Download or read book Small Hydroelectric Engineering Practice written by Bryan Leyland and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2014-02-11 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Small Hydroelectric Engineering Practice is a comprehensive reference book covering all aspects of identifying, building, and operating hydroelectric schemes between 500 kW and 50 MW. In this range of outputs there are many options for all aspects of the scheme and it is very important that the best options are chosen.As small hydroelectric schemes

Download or read book Hydropower written by Hossein Samadi-Boroujeni and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2012-03-09 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hydroelectric energy is the most widely used form of renewable energy, accounting for 16 percent of global electricity consumption. This book is primarily based on theoretical and applied results obtained by the authors during a long time of practice devoted to problems in the design and operation of a significant number of hydroelectric power plants in different countries. It was preferred to edit this book with the intention that it may partly serve as a supplementary textbook for students on hydropower plants. The subjects being mentioned comprise all the main components of a hydro power plant, from the upstream end, with the basin for water intake, to the downstream end of the water flow outlet.

Download or read book A Practical Guide to Construction of Hydropower Facilities written by Suchintya Kumar Sur and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2019-03-18 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book deals with the narratives of water to watt, which includes elementary conceptual design, modern planning, scheduling and monitoring systems, and extensive pre- and post-investigations pertaining to hydropower facilities. It also includes explorations to ensure aspects of dam safety evaluation, effective contract management, specialized construction management techniques, and preferred material and equipment handling systems. Special emphasis is placed upon health, safety, environmental, and risk management concepts. The book discusses a standard QA/QC system to measure and assure quality and an environmental impact assessment to reach the set target in the stipulated timeline within the approved budget. Key Features: Offers comprehensive coverage of hydro-structures and practical coverage from an industry perspective Helps readers understand complexity involved in large-scale interdisciplinary projects Provides good insights on building procedures, precautions, and project management Includes project planning, construction management and hydropower technology, QA/QC, HSE, and statutory requirements Illustrates how to integrate good constructability/buildability into good design for the best monetary value

Download or read book American Hydroelectric Practice written by William Thomas Taylor and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Nanoimprint Biosensors written by Takeo Nishikawa and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2015-03-31 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book starts with an overview and introduction on the trends in nanofabrication and nanoimprint technology, followed by a detailed discussion on the design, fabrication, and evaluation of nanoimprint biosensors. The proto-model systems and some application examples of this sensor are also included in the chapters. The book will appeal to anyone in the field of nanotechnology, especially nanofabrication, nanophotonics, and nanobiology, or biosensor research.

Download or read book The Guide to Hydropower Mechanical Design written by American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Hydro Power Technical Committee and published by PennWell Books. This book was released on 1996 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Suitable for individuals who design hydro power facilities, maintain and procure equipment, or produce and distribute electricity, this book presents an overview of some of the best practices.

Download or read book Hydroelectric Energy written by Bikash Pandey and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2016-11-17 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

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Download or read book Hydro Electric Practice written by H. A. E. C. Von Schon and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-05 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Hydro-Electric Practice: A Practical Manual of the Development of Water Power, Its Conversion to Electric Energy, and Its Distant Transmission The economical transmission of electric energy to distances great and small, the rapidly increasing utilization of electro-motive power in industrial establishments, and the advent of the electric interurban railroads are responsible for the marked movement of impressing water-powers to the service of generating electric current; and now water-power, which had been almost relegated to obscurity by the perfection of the steam-engine, is not only regaining but even exceeding its former importance as an economical prime power source. It is entirely within the facts to state that a normally conditioned hydro-electric power plant can successfully compete with the most refined steam-power plant and the lowest priced fuel, natural gas. No wonder then that water-powers are to-day being sought after with feverish activity, and that some remarkable successes have been achieved, but also that many disastrous failures must be recorded. Hydro-electric power development is a much more complex undertaking than a large majority of the promoters of such enterprises realize when the subject is first approached, but which is most forcibly impressed upon them when the carrying out of the project is seriously attempted. Unfortunately, the most dangerous pitfalls are encountered at the beginning of the undertaking, and unless these are properly guarded against the finished work may disclose some incurable defects. Developments of the important natural resources of mines, of forests, and of manufacturing and transportation projects are rarely undertaken except upon the findings of recognized authorities on these respective subjects; not so, however, with hydro-electric power propositions, which are most frequently begun in a hap-hazard sort of fashion, with the stream and a fall as assumed assets, while the market, constancy of output, cost of product, riparian rights, and numerous other controlling features remain undetermined until some later day. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book American Hydroelectric Practice written by William T. Taylor and published by . This book was released on 2015-06-28 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from American Hydroelectric Practice: A Compilation of Useful Data and Information on the Design, Construction and Operation of Hydroelectric Systems From the Penstocks to Distribution Lines No attempt has been made to make this work a text-book on design in the sense that it should give the fundamentals on which the design and construction of parts of a hydroelectric system are based. It is, on the other hand, a compilation of the practical and essential features of design, construction and operation as worked out in many plants and systems, interpreted and arranged for convenient use and reference by plant designers, constructors and operating engineers. Unlike the usual handbook, it explains how certain results have been obtained under particular conditions and deals with the unusual as well as the general run of conditions in both construction and operation. To carry out the aim of the text, therefore, the authors have drawn liberally on published experiences and solutions of system problems and those features of plant layout essential to the subject matter treated. When the text is critically analyzed, apparent gaps may appear. For instance, the design and construction of dams and complicated station and large substation structures have been omitted. This has seemed advisable since these are specialized fields of engineering calling for particular and individual consideration by a specialist who need not be essentially an electrical engineer or operator and therefore outside the scope of this work. Likewise specifications for apparatus and details of equipment have been given only briefly, for the reason that the engineer who will find this book of value will be in possession of this information and will find the information recorded of greatest use as a guide in formulating, arranging and comparing plans and specifications, operating results and the like, with the actual results worked out in particular cases. The material in Chapters I, II, III and VI has been largely supplied by Mr. Taylor, interpreted and supplemented from his own experience in plant work. For a large part of the material in the remaining chapters the authors are indebted to the American engineering journals, which are credited throughout, particularly the Electrical World, from the columns of which descriptions of plants and results of system investigations and other data have been liberally drawn. Acknowledgment is especially given to L. N. Crichton of the Westing-house Electric and Manufacturing Company for the material on installation of protective relays in Chapter VI, which was taken with his permission from a most practical article by him in the Electric Journal. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Application Procedures for Hydropower Licenses License Amendments Exemptions and Preliminary Permits written by United States. Office of Hydropower Licensing and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Hydro Power written by Charles Simeons and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2014-04-24 with total page 558 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hydro-Power: The Use of Water as an Alternative Source of Energy deals with the use of water as an alternative source of energy. The principles of the technology involved in the extraction of energy from water for use in some other form are discussed, and some of the projects that are being undertaken in a number of countries are described. Comprised of 12 chapters, this book begins with an overview of global energy consumption and projections for energy demand, along with electricity generation using hydraulic resources and developments in the use of hydroelectric power. The next chapter focuses on the principle of wave power as an energy source, with emphasis on how power can be derived from the slow oscillation of the waves; the economics of wave power; structural design of wave energy converters; and mooring considerations. Subsequent chapters explore national wave power programs in countries such as the United Kingdom, Japan, South Africa, Egypt, Mauritius, Norway, Sweden, and the United States; tidal power and hydrogen; and energy storage and hydroelectric schemes in Europe. The final chapter assesses the environmental impact of hydroelectric power. This monograph will be a useful resource for experts and policymakers in the field of energy as well as those with little knowledge of the potential contribution that water can make to the world's energy needs.

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Download or read book Guidelines for Design of Intakes for Hydroelectric Plants written by and published by American Society of Civil Engineers. This book was released on 1995 with total page 469 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: