| Code: 142HNME |
Hydropower and Numerical Modelling |
| Lecturer: Dr. Ing. Petr Nowak |
Weekly load: 3P+2C |
Completion: A, EX |
| Department: 11142 |
Credits: 6 |
Semester: W |
- Description:
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Students will obtain basic view about individual types of hydroelectric power stations and they will be informed about methods of hydropower utilization. Mathematical modelling will be presented with respect to optimized design of hydraulic structures, especially intakes and water turbines.
- Recommended literature:
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Novák P.: Hydraulic modelling - an introduction, Spon Press, 2010, ISBN: 0 203 86162 0
Novák P.: Hydraulic structures, Taylor & Francis, 2007, ISBN-13: 978-0415250702
Giesecke J.: Wassekraftanlagen, Springer, 2009, ISBN 978-3-540-88989-2
Brekke H: Hydraulic turbines - design, erection and operation, 2001
ESHA (European Small Hydropower Association) Guide on How to Develop a Small Hydropower Plant , 2004
Abbreviations used:
Semester:
- W ... winter semester (usually October - February)
- S ... spring semester (usually March - June)
- W,S ... both semesters
Mode of completion of the course:
- A ... Assessment (no grade is given to this course but credits are awarded. You will receive only P (Passed) of F (Failed) and number of credits)
- GA ... Graded Assessment (a grade is awarded for this course)
- EX ... Examination (a grade is awarded for this course)
- A, EX ... Examination (the award of Assessment is a precondition for taking the Examination in the given subject, a grade is awarded for this course)
Weekly load (hours per week):
- P ... lecture
- C ... seminar
- L ... laboratory
- R ... proseminar
- S ... seminar