DOE Hydropower Program Annual Report for FY 2001

Technical Report · Mon Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 2002

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1218128· OSTI ID:1218128

Sale, M. J. ^[1]; Cada, G. F. ^[1]; Carlson, T. J. ^[2]; Dauble, D. D. ^[2]; Hunt, R. T. ^[3]; Sommers, G. L. ^[3]; Rinehart, B. N. ^[4]; Flynn, J. V. ^[5]; Brookshier, P. A. ^[5]

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1. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
2. Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
3. Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States). Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Lab. (INEEL)
4. Consultant
5. U.S. Dept. of Energy, Washington, D.C. (United States)

This annual report describes the various projects supported by the hydropower program in FY 2001. The program’s focus for FY 2002 was on improving the environmental performance of hydropower projects by addressing problems such as fish mortality during passage through turbines, alteration of instream habitat, and water quality in tailwaters. A primary goal of this research was to develop new, environmentally friendly technology. DOE-funded projects have produced new conceptual designs for turbine systems, and these were tested in pilot-scale laboratory tests and in the field. New design approaches range from totally new turbine runners (e.g., work by Alden Research Laboratory and Concepts NREC) to modifications to existing designs (e.g., Voith Siemens work on Minimum Gap Runners). Biological criteria have also been developed in controlled laboratory tests of fish response to physical stresses, such as hydraulic shear and pressure changes. These biocriteria were combined with computational design tools to locate and eliminate damaging areas inside turbine systems.

• Research Organization: EERE Publication and Product Library, Washington, D.C. (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Wind and Water Technologies Office (EE-4W)
• OSTI ID: 1218128
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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2001
environmental
fish
mortality
passage
turbine(s)
alteration
instream
habitat
water
quality
tailwaters
biological
stress(es)
stressors
shear
pressure
minimum
gap
runners
Voith
Siemens
computational
Alden
NREC
dissolved
gas
oxygen
DO
supersaturation
phase II
sensor
Columbia River
spillways
survival
salmon
restoration