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Title: A Summary of Environmentally Friendly Turbine Design Concepts

Abstract

The Advanced Hydropower Turbine System Program (AHTS) was created in 1994 by the U.S. Department of Energy, Electric Power Research Institute, and the Hydropower Research Foundation. The Program’s main goal is to develop “environmentally friendly” hydropower turbines. The Program’s first accomplishment was the development of conceptual designs of new environmentally friendly turbines. In order to do so, two contractors were competitively selected. The ARL/NREC team of engineers and biologists provided a conceptual design for a new turbine runner*. The new runner has the potential to generate hydroelectricity at close to 90% efficiency. The Voith team produced new fish-friendly design criteria for Kaplan and Francis turbines that can be incorporated in units during rehabilitation projects or in new hydroelectric facilities**. These include the use of advanced plant operation, minimum gap runners, placement of wicket gates behind stay vanes, among others. The Voith team will also provide design criteria on aerating Francis turbines to increase dissolved oxygen content. Detailed reviews of the available literature on fish mortality studies, causation of injuries to fish, and available biological design criteria that would assist in the design of fish-friendly turbines were performed. This review identified a need for more biological studies in order to developmore » performance criteria to assist turbine manufacturers in designing a more fish-friendly turbine.« less

Authors:
 [1]
  1. United States Geological Survey - BRD, Turners Falls, MA (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
EERE Publication and Product Library, Washington, D.C. (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Wind and Water Technologies Office (EE-4W)
OSTI Identifier:
1218115
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
Advanced hydropower turbine system program; AHTS; environmentally friendly; conceptual; design; Alden; ARL; NREC; efficiency; Voith; fish friendly; fish-friendly; Kaplan; Francis; turbine; rehabilitation; new; operation; gap runners; runners; wicket gates; vanes; aerate; aerating; dissolved oxygen; DO; mortality; fish; injuries; biological; performance; manufacturer(s)

Citation Formats

Odeh, Mufeed. A Summary of Environmentally Friendly Turbine Design Concepts. United States: N. p., 1999. Web. doi:10.2172/1218115.
Odeh, Mufeed. A Summary of Environmentally Friendly Turbine Design Concepts. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1218115
Odeh, Mufeed. 1999. "A Summary of Environmentally Friendly Turbine Design Concepts". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1218115. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1218115.
@article{osti_1218115,
title = {A Summary of Environmentally Friendly Turbine Design Concepts},
author = {Odeh, Mufeed},
abstractNote = {The Advanced Hydropower Turbine System Program (AHTS) was created in 1994 by the U.S. Department of Energy, Electric Power Research Institute, and the Hydropower Research Foundation. The Program’s main goal is to develop “environmentally friendly” hydropower turbines. The Program’s first accomplishment was the development of conceptual designs of new environmentally friendly turbines. In order to do so, two contractors were competitively selected. The ARL/NREC team of engineers and biologists provided a conceptual design for a new turbine runner*. The new runner has the potential to generate hydroelectricity at close to 90% efficiency. The Voith team produced new fish-friendly design criteria for Kaplan and Francis turbines that can be incorporated in units during rehabilitation projects or in new hydroelectric facilities**. These include the use of advanced plant operation, minimum gap runners, placement of wicket gates behind stay vanes, among others. The Voith team will also provide design criteria on aerating Francis turbines to increase dissolved oxygen content. Detailed reviews of the available literature on fish mortality studies, causation of injuries to fish, and available biological design criteria that would assist in the design of fish-friendly turbines were performed. This review identified a need for more biological studies in order to develop performance criteria to assist turbine manufacturers in designing a more fish-friendly turbine.},
doi = {10.2172/1218115},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1218115}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1999},
month = {Thu Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1999}
}