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TVA`s auto-venting turbines increase downstream aeration

Journal Article · · Hydro Review
OSTI ID:443490
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  1. Tennessee Valley Authority, Norris, TN (United States)
Two auto-venting turbines installed at Norris Hydro Plant to increase dissolved-oxygen levels are briefly described. The turbines introduce aeration through the thrust relief openings, the deflector, the trailing edge of each blade, and the periphery of the draft tube. Downstream dissolved-oxygen levels have been increased by up to 5.5 milligrams per liter. Efficiency losses range from 0 to 4 percent, depending on operating conditions and aeration method.
OSTI ID:
443490
Journal Information:
Hydro Review, Journal Name: Hydro Review Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 15; ISSN 0884-0385; ISSN HYREE8
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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