WATERPOWER XII SMALL HYDRO WORKSHOP SITE DEVELOPMENT AND COSTS by JIM GORDON
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Transcript of WATERPOWER XII SMALL HYDRO WORKSHOP SITE DEVELOPMENT AND COSTS by JIM GORDON
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• 1. INTRODUCTION
– OUTLINE PITFALLS
– SOME DESIGN GUIDELINES
– SOME CONSTRUCTION GUIDELINES
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• 2. CASE STUDIES
– Case 1, Disaster Rapids.
– Case 2, Sunshine River.
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• CASE 1 DISASTER RAPIDS.
– DEVELOPER WITH NO HYDRO EXPERIENCE
– QUESTIONABLE DESIGN
– INEXPERIENCED CONTRACTOR
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• CASE 1 DISASTER RAPIDS.
– STOPLOG SPILLWAY WITH NO HOIST
– 1 VIBRATING SPILLWAY GATE
– FLEXIBLE POWERHOUSE
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• CASE 1 DISASTER RAPIDS.
– COFFERDAM FAILED TWICE– GENERATOR DROPPED 2M.– SUMP PUMP FAILED, PH FLOODED– POWERHOUSE WALLS POROUS– YEAR LATE & OVER BUDGET
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• CASE 2 SUNSHINE RIVER
– DEVELOPER A RETIRED CONTRACTOR
– EXPERIENCED CONTRACTOR
– SENIOR HYDRO ADVISOR
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• CASE 2 SUNSHINE RIVER
– NEGOTIATED ALL CONTRACTS– SMALL DESIGN TEAM– OWNER MANAGED PROJECT FROM A
SITE OFFICE– ON TIME, WITHIN BUDGET
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• LESSONS LEARNED
– USE ONLY EXPERIENCED STAFF– SMALL DESIGN TEAM– UNDERTAKE SITE INVESTIGATIONS– APPOINT A PROJECT MANAGER– CONSULTANT TO WORK FOR
CONTRACTOR
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• 3. SITE SELECTION CONSIDERATIONS
– EXISTING DAM
– HIGHER HEADS
– SHORT CONDUITS
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• 4. DAM AND SPILLWAY FEATURES
– NO GATES
– EMBANKMENT DAM WITH WEIR SPILLWAY IN ABUTMENT
– CONCRETE OR RCC DAM WITH OVERFLOW WEIR SPILLWAY
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• 5. INTAKE
– DOWNSTREAM SEALING ROLLER GATE WITH FAN BRAKE
– SEPARATE AIR VENT HOUSE
– AIR VENT LAGE ENOUGH FOR MAN ACCESS TO PIPE
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• 6. PIPELINE
– LENGTH TO HEAD RATIO BELOW +/- 6
– SURGE TANKS ARE EXPENSIVE
– PREFERENCE FOR BURIED PENSTOCK
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• 7. POWERHOUSE
– PROVIDE FOR VENTILATION
– PROVIDE FOR MAINTENANCE• ACCESS FOR PICKUP• SMALL REPAIR BAY • ACCESS AROUND EQUIPMENT• SMALL CRANE, POWER HOIST MANUAL TRAVEL
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• 8. POWERPLANT EQUIPMENT
– MAJOR MANUFACTURERS• MAINTAIN HYDRAULIC LABORATORY• PRODUCE SOPHISTICATED DESIGNS• MAINTAIN CLOSE - NODE CFD PROGRAMS
– SMALL MANUFACTURERS• PRODUCE LOWER COST EQUIPMENT• USUALLY LESS EFFICIENCT TURBINES
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• 9. CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS
– TWO TYPES - UNIT PRICE AND LUMP SUM
– UNIT PRICE - USED ON LARGE PROJECTS
– LUMP SUM - (LS) USED ON ALMOST ALL SMALL HYDRO PROJECTS
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• 9. CONSTRUCTION (LS) CONTRACTS– DISADVANTAGES
• DESIGN QUALITY CAN BE COMPROMIZED
• CLAIM RESOLUTION DIFFICULT - LITIGATION LIKELY
• GENERATING EQUIPMENT MAY NOT BE OPTIMIZED TO SITE
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• 9. CONSTRUCTION (LS) CONTRACTS– ADVANTAGES
• COST KNOWN WITH HIGHER ACCURACY
• SURVEYS FOR QUANTITIES ELIMINATED
• CONSULTANT WORKS CLOSELY WITH CONTRACTOR TO OPTIMIZE DESIGNS
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• 9. CONSTRUCTION (LS) CONTRACTS
– TO OVERCOME DISADVANTAGES
• PREQUALIFY CONTRACTORS & CONSULTANTS• AWARD SEPARATE W/W EQUIP. CONTRACT• PREPARE DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS• VERY DETAILED SCADA REQUIREMENTS• NEGOTIATE REASONABLE CLAIMS• PAYMENTS BASED ON EVENTS
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• 10. ENGINEERING
– TWO STANDARDS FOR DESIGN WORK
– DOCUMENTED DESIGN
– NON - DOCUMENTED DESIGN
– COST DIFFERENCE 2.5 : 1
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• 11. MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS
– ACCESS TO ALL EQUIPMENT– LIFT GATES ABOVE WATER– INWARD OPENING WINDOWS– LARGE ACCESS TO TUNNELS– ACCESS TO ALL ROCK ROOFS– ACCESS TO ALL ROCK SHAFTS– ACCESS TO ALL DAM CRESTS AND TOES