Siphon penstock installations at hydroelectric projects: A survey of design, construction and operating experience

Conference · Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1989

OSTI ID:5507277

Burgoine, D.; Rodrigue, P.; Tarbell, J. C. ^[1]

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1. Acres International Corp., Amherst, NY (USA)

There can be advantages to using siphon penstocks at small hydro projects, particularly those constructed at existing dams. One problem, however, is a lack of documentation of siphon penstock installations. The design considerations, construction and operating aspects of siphon penstock installations are described here. 4 figs., 1 tab.

• Research Organization: EG and G Idaho, Inc., Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/CE
• DOE Contract Number: AC07-82ID12356
• OSTI ID: 5507277
• Report Number(s): EGG-M-89101; CONF-890876-3; ON: DE90001749
• Resource Relation: Conference: Waterpower '89: international conference on hydropower, Buffalo, NY (USA), 23-25 Aug 1989
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

13 HYDRO ENERGY
SMALL-SCALE HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANTS
DESIGN
CONSTRUCTION
OPERATION
PENSTOCKS
HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANTS
PIPES
POWER PLANTS
130300* - Hydro Energy- Plant Design & Operation