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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a run of river" is not correct in English.
Did you mean "a run-of-river"? The term "run-of-river" is used to describe a type of hydroelectric power generation that relies on the natural flow of a river without significant storage or damming.
Example: "The new project will utilize a run-of-river system to generate electricity while minimizing environmental impact."
Alternatives: "flow-based hydro" or "river flow generation".
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This is known as a "run of river" approach.
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This study conducted scaled physical model tests of a run-of-river hydropower plant (RoR).
In this study, a simple and effective method has been presented to measure erosion in a Kaplan turbine of a run-of-river scheme Chilla hydropower plant in foothills of Himalaya.
The Upper Lillooet River Hydroelectric Project (ULHP) is a run-of-river power generation scheme located near Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada, consisting of two separate hydroelectric facilities (HEFs) with a combined capacity of 106.7 MW.
A small-scale hydropower station is usually a run-of-river plant that uses a fixed speed drive with mechanical regulation of the turbine water flow rate for controlling the active power generation.
This paper presents the design of a component library for modelling hydropower plants, and describes the development of a new simulation tool for small hydropower plants with a run-of-river scheme.
Instead of building a great wall across the Xingu to create a massive reservoir, Belo Monte is designed as a run-of-river dam, a technique that harnesses the natural flow of the river to drive the turbines.The new version will still flood a lot of forest: a reservoir of 516 square kilometres (200 square miles) will leave scores of villages awash and force thousands from their homes.
The model extends from just upstream of the Scott Pond Dam (which operates in a run-of-river mode) to just downstream of the bridge, and is comprised of 13 cross sections.
For Case A and B, the hydroelectric plant is modeled as a run-of-river power plant, that is, it has no storage capacity for periods longer than one stage, but it can optimize water intake within that stage.
The 210-MW facility known as Ponte de Pedra diverts part of the river flow into a diversion channel in a nearly "run-of-river" design.
In the process of site selection of a small run-of-river hydropower project in Thailand, some problems are addressed as follows: the accessibility of the possible sites which are mostly located in rural and mountainous areas, the large amount of data required, and the lack of participation of the local people living nearby.
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