Bryan Leyland

Small Hydroelectric Engineering Practice (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Small Hydroelectric Engineering Practice is a comprehensive reference book covering all aspects of identifying, building, and operating hydroelectric schemes between 500 kW and 50 MW. In this range of outputs there are many options for all aspects of the scheme and it is very important that the best options are chosen. As small hydroelectric schemes are usually built against a limited budget it is extremely important that the concept design is optimum and every component is designed to maximise the benefit and minimise the cost. As operating costs are often a high proportion of the income, it is also very important to make sure that all the designs and equipment are simple, reliable and long lasting. Developers, designers, builders and operators of small hydroelectric schemes will find this book invaluable.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 254
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Februar 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317810919
• Artikelnr.: 70096940

Autorenporträt

Bryan Leyland trained in New Zealand and then went overseas for nine years. During this time he worked on power projects all over the world. He returned to New Zealand in 1970 to work for Lloyd Mandeno, an outstanding hydropower engineer. In 1974 Bryan set up his own consulting firm and spent most of the next 25 years working on the overall and detailed design and commissioning of 26 small hydropower schemes totaling 250 MW and the refurbishment of 27 schemes in New Zealand and overseas. Ten of the scheme won awards as engineering projects of outstanding technical significance. On three occasions he was involved in the repair and recommissioning of schemes that had suffered catastrophic failures. This gave him a valuable insight into the need for high quality geotechnical and civil engineering. He has also acted as a consultant to the World Bank and to the Asian Development Bank on hydropower investigations and on dam safety. He has written many papers on hydropower development, power systems and electricity markets. In 2009 he was listed by Waterpower and Dam Construction as one the 60 most influential people in the hydropower industry worldwide.

Inhaltsangabe

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
Appendices: 1. Useful spreadsheets and computer programs 2. Financial and
economic considerations 3. Environmental issues with two hydropower schemes
4. Making the most of hydro specifications