Conceptual review and preliminary design of multifarious water intake structure. Final report

Technical Report · Mon Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1977

OSTI ID:6874881

Goodman, A S

This report presents planning analyses and preliminary design drawings for a multifarious water intake structure (MWIS), the designation implying many kinds of parts or elements. The present report emphasizes engineering feasibility. Layout and operating details of the MWIS are for an intake serving a 350-550 MW thermal power generating unit located on an estuary. The approximate cost of the MWIS would be $12 million. The principal design features are: adjustable louvers to act as a behavioral barrier to fish; curtain walls in front of the screens to provide for selective water admission to reduce impingement of aquatic organisms; horizontal traveling screens which move in the direction and speed of ambient water flow to guide fish and reduce the degree of impingement; and fish handling facilities to convey organisms back to their natural environment. The intake, as a whole, is a major departure from the current state-of-the-art of intake design.

• Research Organization: Polytechnic Inst. of New York, Brooklyn (USA). Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• OSTI ID: 6874881
• Report Number(s): PB-272965
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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