Hydropower Engineering - Study Material

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Syllabus Hydro Power Engineering (Elective-III) SPPU

👉 Practice Test I 

👉 Practice Test II

👉 Practice Test III

Section - I: Handwritten and e-notes

Unit I: (Part 1) World Energy Scenario

Unit I: (Part 2) Development of Hydropower Plant in India

Unit II: Hydropower Plants Classification

Unit III: Load Assessment

Unit IV: (Part 1) Water Conductor System and Powerhouse

Unit IV: (Part 2) Penstock

Unit V: (Part 1) Turbine Classification

Unit V:(Part 2) Working of Turbine and Numerical

Unit VI: Economics of Hydroelectric Power

Section - II: Powerpoint Presentation

1. Hydro Power Development in India

The presentation covers History of Development in India, Current Status & Potential of Hydro Power, Necessity of HP Development, Advantages and Disadvantages of Hydropower, Comparison between Hydro Power, Thermal Power, and Nuclear Power, Challenges/Barriers in Development of HP, Place of Hydro-Power in Power System.

2. Classification of Hydro Power Plants

The presentation includes detailed classification of hydropower plants.

3. Components of Hydro Power Plant

The outline of the presentation: Site Selection For HP Plant; and Components of HP Plant; Catchment Area; Reservoir; Dam; Forebay; Sluice Gate; Spillway; Intake Structure; Penstock; Surge Tank; Power House; Turbines; Generators; Draft Tube; Tail Race.

4. Run of River and Pumped Storage Plants

This presentation includes introduction to run off river (ROR) plant and pumped storage plants, comparison between traditional and run off river plant, Classification of ROR Plants, Advantages and disadvantages of ROR Plants, Introduction to Pumped Storage Power (PSP) Plants, Classification of PSP, and Advantages and disadvantages of PSP.

5. Base Load Plants and Peak Load Plants

The presentation includes: Base &Peak Load Power Station; Method of Meeting the Load; Interconnected Grid System; and Combined operation of Plants.

6. Elements of Water Conductor System

This presentation discusses all the elements of water conductor system which includes: Intake Structure, Elements of intake, types of intake structure, Types of Water Conductor System - Open channel and pressure tunnels, Penstock and its classification.

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Section - III: Video Lectures

1. Turbine | Revision of Basics

This video includes the revision of basics principles and equations of fluid mechanics used while studying the turbines. These basics include the continuity equation, mass flow rate, Bernoulli's equation, velocity vector diagram at inlet and outlet of the unsymmetrical vane, when the jet of water striking tangentially, etc.

2. Turbine | Classification of Turbines 

This video discusses the Working Principle of the turbine, and classification of the turbine which includes classification:According to the type of energy at the Inlet;According to Direction Of Flow-Through Runner;According To the Head at the Inlet of Turbine; andAccording to the specific speed of the turbine

3. Turbine | Pelton Wheel Part 1

This video lecture discusses the Pelton Wheel Turbine which includes:Main Components;Drawing of Velocity Vector Diagram at Inlet and Outlet;Derivation for Work Done/sec; andVarious Efficiencies

4. Turbine | Pelton Wheel Part 2

This lecture discusses various design aspects of the Pelton wheel turbine and numerical based on it.

5. Turbine | Francis Turbine

This video lecture discusses the working of Francis Turbine which includes:Main Components of Francis Turbine;Velocity Triangle at inlet and outlet;Various Efficiencies; and Design Aspects.

6. Turbine | Axial Flow Turbine - Kaplan

This video lecture discusses the working of Kaplan turbine which includes:Main Components of the Kaplan Turbine;Velocity triangle at inlet and outlet of the vane; Design Aspects; and Numerical

7. Turbine | Specific Speed of the Turbine 

This video lecture discusses the specific speed of the turbine which includes: The expression for Specific Speed; Significance; and numerical

8. Turbine | Unit Quantities 

This video lecture discusses unit quantities of the turbine, and numerical based on it.

9. Turbine | Governing of the Turbines

This video lecture discusses governing operation the impulse as well as reaction turbine.

10. Turbine | Selection of the Turbines

This video lecture discusses various factors that are generally considered while selecting a particular type of turbine.