Introduction to Hydro Energy Systems Basics, Technology and Operatio
The authors have tried to strike a balance between a short book chapter and a very detailed book for subject experts. There are three prime reasons behind for doing so: first, the field is quite interdisciplinary and requires simplified presentation for a
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Hermann-Josef Wagner Jyotirmay Mathur
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Introduction to Hydro Energy Systems Basics, Technology and Operation
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Prof. Dr.-Ing Hermann-Josef Wagner Lehrstuhl Energiesysteme und Energiewirtschaft Universität Bochum Universtitätsstr. 150 44801 Bochum Germany e-mail: [email protected]
ISSN 1865-3529 ISBN 978-3-642-20708-2 DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-20709-9
Dr.-Ing Jyotirmay Mathur Department of Mechanical Engineering Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jawahar Lal Nehru Marg 302017 Jaipur India e-mail: [email protected]
e-ISSN 1865-3537 e-ISBN 978-3-642-20709-9
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Preface
Water is one of the essential elements of life. Besides this it is also utilized as sustainable source of energy, worldwide. The power generation technology using water has been developed and has matured over the time to permit an economic harnessing of the power contained in water. Due to a wide variety of settings for power generation, the technical design and operation of hydropower plants vary over a wide range and are influenced by local requirements and practices. The power generation capacity ranges from a few kilowatts to several thousand megawatts, and locations are found from the remotest water streams to large river systems. This book explains different variants of hydropower plants. The authors have tried to strike a balance between a short book chapter and a very detailed book for subject experts. There are several primary reasons for doing so: first, the field of hydro power is quite inter-disciplinary and requires simplified presentation for a person from a non-parent discipline. The second reason is related to students and engineers who are starting out in the hydropower sector. They come from different disciplines such as electrical, civil, mechanical engineering and should know about the features of hydro power plant covering the basics related to all the relevant disciplines and not just their own work. This boo
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