Flow calculations in intake structures of hydropower plants

Abstract

Research is carried out for design institutes in which the structures of pumping stations are designed. In the regional conditions of the Republic of Uzbekistan, when operating pumping stations, the problem of protecting equipment from pumps and fin is of particular importance, as well as the stability of water supply structures and the creation of favorable hydraulic conditions for supplying flow to the pumps. The main factors in the flow conditions are the calculations associated with suspended particles. The purpose of the research was to study the kinematics of the flow of intake structures in the problem of protecting equipment from pumps and fin. The research subject was to identify the regularities of the operation of intake structures depending on the structure of the flow supply. Experimental methods of hydraulic research of intake structures of pumping stations are used in the work. The analysis of the current state of water supply to the intake structures of pumping stations is carried out based on calculation schemes, which make it possible to establish the nature of the influence of flow parameters and soil particles on this process.