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Investigation of waterhammer problems in the penstocks of pumped-storage power plants
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Waterhammer is an undesirable event, caused by sudden flow changes in a confined pipe system. When it occurs, its consequences can be very costly and even sometimes deadly. In general, it may be encountered in the penstocks of hydropower plants, water transmission lines, water networks, etc. Therefore, the operation guidelines of the hydropower plants should be defined correctly. In this thesis, waterhammer problems in pumped storage hydropower plants are investigated. Time dependent flow conditions in the penstocks are studied by the help of computer software, HAMMER. The software solves nonlinear differential equations by using method of characteristics. Firstly, hydraulic transients for various operational cases are investigated using some scenarios. Then a surge tank, protective device for waterhammer, is added to the system and for the same operational cases, hydraulic transients are studied again. Finally, the results obtained from the operation of the system with and without surge tank are compared. Wind-hydro hybrid systems are also included in the study.
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Hydraulic transients.
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Water hammer.
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Water-pipes
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Hydraulic machinery.
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Hydroelectric power plants.
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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/22358
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A. E. Dinçer, “Investigation of waterhammer problems in the penstocks of pumped-storage power plants,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2013.
