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    Mekelle University Ethiopian Institute of Technology-Mekelle Electrical and Computer Engineering Department

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    This course description outlines an undergraduate course on hydropower engineering that will provide students with knowledge on planning, designing, and developing hydroelectric power plants by covering topics like dam and spillway design, hydraulic turbine operation, and hydroelectric plant layout and components over lectures, tutorials, labs, and assignments. The course goals are to teach students how to design dams and spillways, understand hydraulic turbine operation, and learn hydroelectric plant layout, with assessment based on home assignments, tests, and a final exam.

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    Mekelle University Ethiopian Institute of Technology-Mekelle Electrical and Computer Engineering Department

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    This course description outlines an undergraduate course on hydropower engineering that will provide students with knowledge on planning, designing, and developing hydroelectric power plants by covering topics like dam and spillway design, hydraulic turbine operation, and hydroelectric plant layout and components over lectures, tutorials, labs, and assignments. The course goals are to teach students how to design dams and spillways, understand hydraulic turbine operation, and learn hydroelectric plant layout, with assessment based on home assignments, tests, and a final exam.

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    This course description outlines an undergraduate course on hydropower engineering that will provide students with knowledge on planning, designing, and developing hydroelectric power plants by covering topics like dam and spillway design, hydraulic turbine operation, and hydroelectric plant layout and components over lectures, tutorials, labs, and assignments. The course goals are to teach students how to design dams and spillways, understand hydraulic turbine operation, and learn hydroelectric plant layout, with assessment based on home assignments, tests, and a final exam.

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    Mekelle University Ethiopian Institute of Technology-Mekelle Electrical and Computer Engineering Department

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    Siva Agora Karthikeyan
    This course description outlines an undergraduate course on hydropower engineering that will provide students with knowledge on planning, designing, and developing hydroelectric power plants by covering topics like dam and spillway design, hydraulic turbine operation, and hydroelectric plant layout and components over lectures, tutorials, labs, and assignments. The course goals are to teach students how to design dams and spillways, understand hydraulic turbine operation, and learn hydroelectric plant layout, with assessment based on home assignments, tests, and a final exam.

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    Mekelle University Ethiopian Institute of Technology-Mekelle Electrical and Computer Engineering Department

    Course title: Hydropower Engineering Credit Hours: 5 ECTS Semester 9 Course Description and Scope
    The course is one of the courses in the Power Systems Module designed to provide Electrical Power Engineering (EPE) stream students to provide knowledge of planning, design and development of hydro electric power Plants.

    Course code: ECEG-4406 Academic year: 2010/11 Instructor: K.Siva

    Course Goals and Objectives


    - To learn the design of dams and spillways for Hydro` electric Power Plant. - To understand the operation of hydraulic turbines for hydro Electric Power Plat - To learn about plant layout of Hydro Electric plant..

    Course organization
    The course is organized in lectures, tutorials labs and term papers. In addition the students expected to work on other home assignments.

    List of Topics 1. Introduction


    Introduction Hydrological, Rain Evaporation cycle, Merits & Demerits of Hydro Electric Power Plants.

    2. Hydro Electric Plant Selection of Site for Hydro Electric Power Plants-Capacity of Hydro Electric plant, Schematic Arrangement Of a Hydro Electric Plant, Elements of a Hydro Electric Plant.

    3. Types of a Hydro Electric Plant Classification Of a Hydro Electric Plant-Depends on Extent of water flow regulation available-Depends on Type of Load

    4.Design of Turbine Types of Turbines, Pelton Wheel, Specific Speed, Francis Turbine, Kaplan Turbine-Characteristics Of Turbine, Governing of Water Turbine, Selection Of Water Turbine

    5.Generator Hydro Electric Generator, Selection of Size of generator unit, Plant layout of Hydro Power plant.

    Course Attendance:
    Attendance to all practical exercises and Tutorials is compulsory. Assessment Home assignments + Term 20% Tests 30% Final Exam 50% N.B. This Scheme of evaluation is subjected to change. Reference Books 1. J.B.Gupta,A Course in Power System 2. B.L Theraja,A.K.Theraja Electrical Technology Vol III

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