2.0 Root Factors On August 17th‚ 2009‚ the Sayana-Shushenskaya powerplant suffered a massive accident that resulted in the flooding of the engine and turbine rooms and two electric generators to explode underwater due to short circuit. Due to fatigue caused by extensive vibrations‚ the pins holding turbine number 2 breaks apart. Water rushing down the penstocks forces the 1500 ton turbine through the powerhouse floor launching it 50 feet into the air. A fountain of water flowing at 67‚600 gallons
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ABSTRACT: In this report it is described the working industrial process and the operation management of the Sayano-Shushenskaya Hydroelectric Power Station Disaster. It is also discussed the root factors that lead to this disaster and the Action taken by Russian Government‚ RusHydro (Russia’s one of the largest Power Generating Company)‚ that installed this project and Rostekhnadzor (the Russian Federal Service for Ecological‚ Technological and Nuclear Supervision). This report also contains the
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Sayano-shushenkaya Hydroelectric Power Station Disaster 1.Introduction 1.1.Brief Dam Description Sayano-Shushenskaya Hydroelectric Power Station was biggest hydroelectric power station ever built in Russia history‚ and also the sixth biggest in the worth‚ which is located on the Yenisei River‚ near Sayanogorsk in Khakassia.[3]The plant operated ten hydro turbines‚ made total 6‚400 MW of output‚ average annual produced 23.5 TWH‚which peaked in 2006 at 26.8TWH. Its arch gravity
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Hydroelectric Generating Station Sustainability is the capacity to maintain. Hydroelectricity is a highly sustainable way of generating electicity. With many advantages‚ hydroelectricity will carry us sustainably‚ meeting our needs for many‚ many years to come. Economically hydroelectric stations are extremely sustainable. Generally speaking it costs anywere from $100 Million dollars to $400 Million dollars to build one station‚ depending of size. The largest dam in the world (The
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(2010-MC-54) What is Hydroelectric power? Renewable source of energy It is renewable because the process takes nothing away from the environment . Advantages 1. Flexibility 2. Low power costs The major advantage of hydroelectricity is elimination of the cost of fuel. No import of fossil fuel is required. The average cost of electricity is less. Long economic lives. Low cost of labor. 3. Suitability for industrial applications While many hydroelectric projects supply
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DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING ELECTRICAL POWER‚ COMPUTER & TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTION Higher College of Technology‚ P O BOX 74‚ Al-KHUWAIR‚ CODE 133 24473600 Fx 24485364 Second semester 2012-13 Specialization: Electrical power engineering Level: Baccalaureate EEPW4256: Power stations Chapter 1: Load curves & its relevant factors Prepared by: Jayanna k Lecturer: Electrical power Engineering Student name: Student ID: Power stations Page 1 Chapter 1 Load curves & its relevant
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ydroelectric Power!Hydroelectric Power There’s more to this water sourced energy than meets the eye! Hydroelectric energy is the simplest and first technology to generate electricity. It was first developed using dams‚ timber‚ or granite. Using this –with the requirements of one gallon of water falling 100 feet- creates 1000 watts of electricity. There are currently 30 major power plants generating more than 2000 megawatts under construction. They have been running for many years. But wait‚ there’s
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Hydroelectric power is a form of sustainable energy that is produced by harnessing the power of flowing water. The power is generated by channeling the flow through a turbine which rotates a generator and creates the power. The most common location for instillation of a hydroelectric power plant is at a dam. The water develops potential energy while it is stored in the reservoir behind the dam and is then gravity feed through extremely large steel pipes into the turbine. The pipes used are referred
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Together nuclear power plants and hydroelectric dams provide about 50% of the power generated for the United States doing so in a clean and efficient manner. Both systems have their ups and down‚ radiation and disrupting ecosystems for example‚ but their benefits far outweigh the small risks and problems they create. We have progressed in leaps and bounds in power development making these two much safer and efficient than most other ways to generate electricity. Hydroelectric dams create a substantial
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OF NUCLEAR POWER STATIONS…………………………………9 DRAWBACKS OF NUCLEAR POWER STATIONS…………………………….10 CASE STUDY……………………………………………………………………………11 CONCLUSION…………………………………………………………………………..13 REFERENCES………………………………………………………………………….14 NUCLEAR POWER STATIONS INTRODUCTION “Nuclear power”‚” nuclear energy” when these terms come to mind‚ most people usually start thinking of bombs‚ destruction‚ terrorism and deformed humans which in fact are the four least occurring things in the nuclear power field. A nuclear
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