Small hydroelectric engineering practice

by Leyland, Bryan

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Title Statements

Full title :Small hydroelectric engineering practice / Bryan Leyland.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2014

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):CRC press/Balkema
Place of Publication:Leiden, The Netherlands
Language:eng
Publication Date:2014

The Physical Object

Description:xxi, 229 pages : : illustrations (black and white) ; : 25 cm +

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781138000988, 1138000981
oclc:ocn951116000
LC Classification:TK1081
Dewey Decimal:621.312134

1. Introduction -- 2. Scheme identification -- 3. Refining the design -- 4. Detailed design of intake works, canals and penstocks -- 5. Turbine selection -- 6. Generators -- 7. Electrical systems -- 8. Auxiliary plant -- 9. Specifications and contracts -- 10. Powerhouse layout and design -- 11. Construction and commissioning -- 12. Operation -- 13. Lessons from failures -- 14. Appendix 1 : useful spreadsheets and computer programs -- 15. Appendix 2 : financial and economic considerations -- 16. Appendix 3 : environmental issues with two hydropower schemes -- 17. Appendix 4 : making the most of hydro specifications.