scholarly journals Hydraulic flow rate increase maneuver for ichthyofauna repulsion in bulb-type generating units – Jirau Hydroelectric Power Plant

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tania Machado da Silva ◽  
Wllyane Silva Figueiredo ◽  
Luiz Fabrício Zara
Keyword(s):  
Power Plant ◽  
Flow Rate ◽  
Rate Increase ◽  
Draft Tube ◽  
Hydroelectric Power Plant ◽  
Small Fish ◽  
Hydroelectric Power ◽  
Two Stage ◽  
Hydraulic Flow ◽  
Flow Rate Increase

Several repulsion systems have been developed to minimize the confinement of ichthyofauna in draft tubes. In this perspective, this study intends to analyze the efficiency of the hydraulic flow rate increase maneuver, using a hydroacoustic system for real-time monitoring of the movement of the ichthyofauna confined within the draft tube of the generating units of Jirau Hydroelectric Power Plant. It is located on the Madeira River, in Rondônia, Brazil. We analyzed footage of 105 machine shutdowns taken between 2019 and 2020 at Jirau Hydroelectric Power Plant that used the hydraulic flow rate increase maneuver as a strategy to repulse ichthyofauna. Also, the footage of 7 two-stage shutdowns in the year 2020 was analyzed, the first stage without the maneuver and the second with the maneuver. The follow-up of 105 shutdowns demonstrate that approximately 85% of the footage showed little or no movement of ichthyofauna in the draft tube, with images of movements showing patterns characteristic of small fish (~97%). Furthermore, the quantitative evaluation of the two-stage maneuver indicated a reduction of approximately 91% in the movement of ichthyofauna after the hydraulic flow rate increase maneuver. Thus, the increase in the rate of the hydraulic flow procedure, developed by Jirau Energia, proved to be an innovative and efficient strategy in reducing extensive social and environmental impacts and in favoring positive economic impacts.

scholarly journals The Effect of Unsteady Water Discharge through Dams of Hydroelectric Power Plants on Hydrodynamic Regimes of the Upper Pools of Waterworks

Water ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 1336
Author(s):  
Tatyana Lyubimova ◽  
Yanina Parshakova ◽  
Anatoly Lepikhin ◽  
Yury Lyakhin ◽  
Alexey Tiunov
Keyword(s):  
Power Plant ◽  
Flow Rate ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Cooling System ◽  
Water Discharge ◽  
Thermal Power ◽  
Water Flow Rate ◽  
Hydroelectric Power Plant ◽  
Hydrodynamic Regime ◽  
Hydroelectric Power

The hydrological regimes of surface water bodies, as a rule, are unsteady. However, accounting for the non-stationarity substantially complicates the hydrodynamic calculations. Because of this, the scenario approach is traditionally used in the calculations. Characteristic scenarios are set with constant hydrological characteristics throughout the time covered in the calculations. This approach is fully justified if the characteristic time of the change in water flow rate is much longer than the calculation time. However, nowadays, tasks are becoming more and more urgent when accounting for flow variability during calculation period becomes crucial. First of all, such a problem arises when assessing the effect of non-stationary water discharge through hydroelectric power plant dams on the hydrodynamic regime of both the upper and lower pools of the reservoir. In the present paper, the effect of the intraday variability of the Kamskaya Hydroelectric Power Plant (Kamskaya HEPP) operation on the peculiarities of the hydrodynamic regimes of the near-dam part of the upper pool of the Kama reservoir is described. The importance of the problem is determined by the location of the main drinking water intake of Perm city and one of the largest thermal power plants (TPP) in Europe, Permskaya TPP, in this part of the reservoir. This TPP uses a direct-flow cooling system from the Kama reservoir, which is very sensitive to the peculiarities of the hydrodynamic regime of the reservoir. The computational experiments based on the combined hydrodynamic models in 2D/3D formulations have shown that the intraday oscillations of the discharge flow rate through the dam of the HEPP have a very significant effect on the hydrodynamic regime of the reservoir in the vicinity of the Permskaya TPP; therefore, these effects must be taken into account when minimizing the risks of thermal effluents entering the intake channel of the Permskaya TPP.

scholarly journals Experimental and Numerical Simulations Predictions Comparison of Power and Efficiency in Hydraulic Turbine

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Castro ◽  
Gustavo Urquiza ◽  
Adam Adamkowski ◽  
Marcelo Reggio
Keyword(s):  
Mass Flow Rate ◽  
Mass Flow ◽  
Flow Rate ◽  
Draft Tube ◽  
Flow Simulation ◽  
Numerical Data ◽  
Hydroelectric Power Plant ◽  
Hydraulic Turbine ◽  
Hydroelectric Power ◽  
Spiral Case

On-site power and mass flow rate measurements were conducted in a hydroelectric power plant (Mexico). Mass flow rate was obtained using Gibson's water hammer-based method. A numerical counterpart was carried out by using the commercial CFD software, and flow simulations were performed to principal components of a hydraulic turbine: runner and draft tube. Inlet boundary conditions for the runner were obtained from a previous simulation conducted in the spiral case. The computed results at the runner's outlet were used to conduct the subsequent draft tube simulation. The numerical results from the runner's flow simulation provided data to compute the torque and the turbine's power. Power-versus-efficiency curves were built, and very good agreement was found between experimental and numerical data.

Water Level Control of Small-scale Hydroelectric Power Plant

2002 ◽  
Vol 122 (6) ◽  
pp. 989-994
Author(s):  
Shinichiro Endo ◽  
Masami Konishi ◽  
Hirosuke Imabayashi ◽  
Hayami Sugiyama
Keyword(s):  
Power Plant ◽  
Water Level ◽  
Hydroelectric Power Plant ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Hydroelectric Power ◽  
Level Control

Hydroelectric Power-Plant Simulator Implemented in Python

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michal Kuchar ◽  
Adam Peichl ◽  
Milan Kucera ◽  
Jaromir Fiser ◽  
Pavel Kulik ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Power Plant ◽  
Hydroelectric Power Plant ◽  
Hydroelectric Power

scholarly journals Dynamics of Lady’s slipper orchid (Cypripedium calceolus L.) population at Lake Kwiecko (West Pomerania)

2014 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maciej Korczyński ◽  
Ewa Krasicka-Korczyńska
Keyword(s):  
Power Plant ◽  
Endangered Species ◽  
Rare Species ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Good Condition ◽  
Hydroelectric Power Plant ◽  
Field Observations ◽  
Hydroelectric Power ◽  
Cypripedium Calceolus ◽  
Slipper Orchid

Abstract Cypripedium calceolus is considered an endangered species in the territory of Poland. Population of this rare species, situated at Lake Kwiecko (Western Pomerania), was regularly monitored in the years 1986-2013. The studied population has been under the permanent influence of the nearby hydroelectric power plant for almost 45 years. The field observations showed that the power plant had no negative impact on the condition of Cypripedium calceolus population. An indication of its good condition was, among others, an increase in the size - from 150 to 350 specimens within the study period.

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