Hydro Dam - penstock and water conveyance system failure
Hydro Dam - penstock and water conveyance system failure
(OP)
Hi everybody,
i've to evaluate the failure probability of penstock
and water conveyance (open channel-canal flume) system
of a hydro-dam existing project;
i.e. the elements not properly belonging to the dam body.
Any suggestions on existing regulations or guidelines?
All i've found regards directly dams bodies and there is
nothing concerning penstock or water conveyance safety assessment.
The best i've found (probability) is FERC "Engineering Guidelines
for the Evaluation of Hydropower Projects", but the chapter concerning penstock is in preparation.
Thank you all for all your assistance,
Dario
i've to evaluate the failure probability of penstock
and water conveyance (open channel-canal flume) system
of a hydro-dam existing project;
i.e. the elements not properly belonging to the dam body.
Any suggestions on existing regulations or guidelines?
All i've found regards directly dams bodies and there is
nothing concerning penstock or water conveyance safety assessment.
The best i've found (probability) is FERC "Engineering Guidelines
for the Evaluation of Hydropower Projects", but the chapter concerning penstock is in preparation.
Thank you all for all your assistance,
Dario





RE: Hydro Dam - penstock and water conveyance system failure
RE: Hydro Dam - penstock and water conveyance system failure
I had found this ASCE guideline,
but i was not able to find a downloadable version.
I'm not sure that this guidelines contains information,
about failure probability of water conveyance facilities,
but i'll be really grateful to you if you could provide it to me.
RE: Hydro Dam - penstock and water conveyance system failure
http://ussdams.com/proceedings/2007Proc/117-126.pd...
https://www.usbr.gov/power/data/fist/fist2_8/vol2-...
http://www.ussdams.org/18thtc.html
RE: Hydro Dam - penstock and water conveyance system failure
i'll check your references!
RE: Hydro Dam - penstock and water conveyance system failure
Many risk and consequence factors are however discussed in this book, e.g. detailed inspections (and what relevant to look for), collections of data, evaluations at least to some extent of observations and data, as well as some failures are pictured and case studies mentioned.
Some seismic and geologically hazardous risks (as well as monitoring means etc.) are of course developing to the present day with same quite "probabilistic" by their very nature.
I alas cannot provide this book to you as it is a copyrighted publication.