Abstract:
An attempt has been made to suggest and improvise methods to electrify rural areas and villages where irrigation canals with falls exist. The technique of hydraulic turbines has made amazing progress during the last 15 years. New types of machines such as vertical shaft impulse turbines, bulb units and pump turbines have come into use. Explaining the advantages of bulb units over Kaplan turbines, it is stated that the runner diameters of bulb unit are generally 7 to 8% less than those of Kaplan and its specific output is 20% higher. These required much less structural work. These types result in saving of 30 to 35% of the cost of a power production. Present development trend in the bulb unit, their categories and their uses even on big rivers and tidal power station are described. A considerable data about micropower unit design for very low head are also given. The author referred to many areas where power transmission has not yet been completed and where several falls exist which can be made a use of for the development of power by the Unit described. (Abstr. from Engng News, 1965, 10(1): 19-20).
Page(s):
DOI:
DOI not available
Published:
Journal: Proceeding of West Pakistan Engineeringg Congress, Volume: 48, Issue: , Year: 1965