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Steel Penstocks

Abstract

  • Prepared by the Task Committee for the updating of MOP 79 of the Pipeline Division of the American Society of Civil Engineers.

    Steel Penstocks stands as a complete guide to the design, installation, and maintenance of the closed conduits between a free water surface and hydroelectric power stations. This new, thoroughly updated edition provides recommendations and technical guidance for all aspects of steel penstocks, including tunnel liners, wyes, and branch outlets. It also provides practical, comprehensive information regarding the economic, safety, and environmental aspects of designing and implementing steel penstocks at hydropower stations. Chapters offer both background commentary and specific requirements, and a final chapter contains 10 worked examples of design problems.

    Topics include: design considerations, including economic diameter, shutoff systems, and seismic loads; materials, design criteria, and allowable stresses; exposed and buried penstocks; steel tunnel liners; wye branches and outlets; anchor blocks; appurtenances, bends, and transitions; corrosion prevention and control; welding; manufacture, installation, and inspection; startup; documentation and certification; and maintenance.

    Hydroelectric engineers, designers, and facility managers use MOP 79 as the go-to reference for steel penstocks.

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Front Matter
i–xv
    Chapter 1:
    General
    1–14
      Chapter 2:
      Materials
      15–24
        Chapter 3:
        Design Criteria and Allowable Stresses
        25–36
          Chapter 4:
          Exposed Penstocks
          37–53
            Chapter 5:
            Buried Penstocks
            55–57
              Chapter 6:
              Steel Tunnel Liners
              59–72
                Chapter 7:
                Wye Branches and Branch Outlets
                73–85
                  Chapter 8:
                  Anchor Blocks
                  87–97
                    Chapter 9:
                    Appurtenances, Bends, and Transitions
                    99–128
                      Chapter 10:
                      Corrosion Prevention and Control
                      129–139
                        Chapter 11:
                        Welding
                        141–147
                          Chapter 12:
                          Manufacture
                          149–151
                            Chapter 13:
                            Installation
                            153–161
                              Chapter 14:
                              Inspection and Testing
                              163–168
                                Chapter 15:
                                Start-Up
                                169–175
                                  Chapter 16:
                                  Documentation and Certification
                                  177–179
                                    Chapter 17:
                                    Maintenance
                                    181–201
                                      Chapter 18:
                                      Examples
                                      203–289
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                                        Index
                                        291–295