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Study of factors affecting feasibility of low head hydroelectric generation: final report

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dc.contributor.authorMercer, Albert G., author
dc.contributor.authorCivil Engineering Department, Colorado State University, publisher
dc.date.accessioned2019-09-17T19:45:31Z
dc.date.available2019-09-17T19:45:31Z
dc.date.issued1969-03
dc.descriptionCER68-69AGM26.
dc.descriptionMarch 1969.
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (page 16).
dc.descriptionPrepared for United States Department Of The Interior Bureau Of Reclamation.
dc.description.abstractThe feasibility of generating electricity from hydropower developments having low heads depends on the characteristics and the cost of the available equipment as well as the cost of producing electricity from alternative sources. The recent development of the tubular turbine has resulted in many advantages for the economical development of low head hydropower. Many units with heads as low as 10 feet have been built in Europe. Twenty five feet appears to be the practical lower limit in North America. The flowing water of rivers provides a possible source of energy for generating electricity. This energy could be developed using turbines similar to some modern airfoil wind turbines but the economics are such that this source will probably never be exploited. Head, itself, is the most important factor affecting the feasibility of low head hydropower. Given two well designed low head plants of equal discharge capacity, the lower head plant will be less feasible because the kw output will be lower but the costs will be higher. The lower head plant will have larger, slower turning turbines and larger inlet and outlet passages.
dc.description.sponsorshipUnder Contract No. 14-06-D-6586.
dc.format.mediumtechnical reports
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10217/198132
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherColorado State University. Libraries
dc.relationCatalog record number (MMS ID): 991012733789703361
dc.relation.ispartofCivil Engineering Reports
dc.relation.ispartofCER, 68/69-26
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dc.subject.lcshHydroelectric generators
dc.subject.lcshHydroelectric power plants
dc.titleStudy of factors affecting feasibility of low head hydroelectric generation: final report
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