Biological assessment of the advanced turbine design at Wanapum Dam, 2005

Technical Report · Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 2007

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1218121· OSTI ID:1218121

Dauble, D. D. ^[1]; Deng, Z. D. ^[1]; Richmond, M. C. ^[1]; Moursund, R. A. ^[1]; Carlson, T. J. ^[1]; Rakowski, C. L. ^[1]; Duncan, J. P. ^[1]

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1. Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

Three studies were conducted to evaluate the biological performance of an advanced design turbine installed at Unit 8 of Wanapum Dam on the Columbia River in 2005 versus a conventional Kaplan turbine, Unit 9. The studies included an evaluation of blade-strike using deterministic and probabilistic models, integrated analysis of the response of the Sensor Fish to sever hydraulic events within the turbine system, and a novel dye technique to measure injury to juvenile salmonids in the field.

• 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: 1218121
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

biological
advanced design
turbine
blade-strike
Columbia river
Columbia
model(s)
sensor fish
dye
dye technique
injury
juvenile
salmonids