Detailed Design of Tranquil Hydroelectric Development

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Type

Water Utilities

Local

Chile

Year

2012

Client

RP Global El Arroyo Eléctrico, S.A.

Detailed Design of Tranquil Hydroelectric Development

- The detailed design of Tranquil hydroelectric development on rivers Tranquil and Sin Nombre comprises two dams / water intakes (3 and 2 m high, 15 and 13.5 m long), two penstocks (6,250 m long, 0.9 and 1.1 m diameter), a sand trap, a surge tank and a Pelton wheel. The main characteristics are: Useful height of 160 m, design flow rate of 2.2 m³/s and an installed capacity of 3.55 MW. 

Services provided in terms of feasibility studies and design included: Selection of infrastructure sites; Hydrological studies: Rainfall, soil erosion, flow rate measurement, energy analysis; Geological and geotechnical studies; Hydraulic flow and sediment modelling including the impact study of dam failure; Design of dam structures and other bodies; Hydraulic design of water intake tunnels, penstocks, spillways and turbines; Transient analysis and protective devices; Design of electrical and electromechanical equipment; Operational and safety guidelines; Economic analysis.