SECTION-A UNIT-I
INTRODUCTION-Sources of energy, status of hydropower, thermal vs hydropower, advantages of hydropower, place of
hydropower in power system
UNIT-II
Electrical load on hydro power, load curves, load factor, capacity factors, utility factors, diversity factors, load on hydropower
stations, load curves, load duration curves, firm power , secondary power , prediction of loads
SECTION-B UNIT-III
Types of hydropower stations-classification of hydropower stations, run of river plants, general lay out of run of river plants,Vlley
dam plans, storage and pondage.Examples
UNIT-IV
Basic features of Hydropower plants-advantages of pumps storage plants, storage plants, types of pump storage plants, reversible
turbines, efficiency of pump storage plants. Examples.
SECTION-C UNIT-V
Water Conveyance System-Classifications of penstocks, design criteria of penstocks, anchor blocks, types of valves, water hammer,
surges in power channels,Examples Types of Surge shafts-surge analysis, design of surge shafts.Examples.
SECTION-D UNIT-VI
TURBINES-Types of turbines,criterian for selection,specifis speed of turbones,unit powr,unit discharge,cavitatin in turbines, design
of draft tube. Examples
UNIT-VII
Types of power houses-types of power houses, lay out of power houses, ventilations, under ground power houses, advantages,
Examples.
Reference-Water power Engineering by Dandekar and Sharma
Hydropower structures Volume IIi-By R S Varshney
Hydro Power Engineering By Dr Darde P N ,Vayu Education,Delhi