HYDROPOWER
- Course
- ENRE509 - HYDROPOWER
- Department
- Energy Systems Engineering - English - Master
- Course Type
- Course
- Status
- Required
- Language
- English
- Credit
- 3
- ECTS
- 8
- T+P+L
- 3 + 0 + 0
- Course Coordinator(s)
- -
- Prerequisite
- -
Course Description
Course content includes; power market description and properties, power project layouts, power factors and turbine types. Dams, reservoirs and routing. Flow data presentation, flood analyses, precipitation and flow relationship. Operations research using water values, Quality of supply considerations.
HYDROPOWER
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Course Syllabus
| Week | Topic |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction to Hydropower |
| Week 2 | Hydrology and Power Potential |
| Week 3 | Hydraulic Principles for Hydropower Design |
| Week 4 | Site Selection and Feasibility Assessment |
| Week 5 | Dams and Reservoirs |
| Week 6 | Intake, Penstock, and Surge Systems |
| Week 7 | Turbine Fundamentals (Impulse Type) |
| Week 8 | Mid-Term Examinations |
| Week 9 | Mid-Term Examinations |
| Week 10 | Turbine Fundamentals (Reaction Type) |
| Week 11 | Generators and Powerhouse Layout |
| Week 12 | Operation and Control of Hydropower Plants |
| Week 13 | Rehabilitation and Modernization |
| Week 14 | Future Trends and Integrated Design Concepts |
| Week 15 | Revision |
Reference Books & Course Materials
- 01 Gulliver, J.S. & Arndt, R.E. (1991). Hydropower Engineering Handbook. McGraw-Hill.
- 02 PennWell Books (Ed.). The Guide to Hydropower Mechanical Design. PennWell Publishing.
- 03 Khan, B.H. (2018). Hydropower Engineering: Principles and Practice. Discovery Publishing.
- 04 ASCE (1995). Hydropower Engineering Manual. American Society of Civil Engineers.
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