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This is a funnel that captures and directs water towards the power plant.
There are two types of water intakes:
The water intake can be located in different places:
It all depends on the nature of the watercourse or body of water, for example:
The water intake is a receptacle that must be protected by screens to facilitate waste removal and prevent fish from passing through.
The spacing between the bars of the water intake screens is therefore important.
The technical choices made when designing the water intake structure depend on the water quality. The water intake must be sized according to the water velocity and its cleanliness.
It also has a desilting function and includes a settling basin and a gate that allows the deposits and the bottom of the water intake to be emptied.
HYDROSTADIUM has all the expertise and know-how required to design and develop water intakes and thereby improve the power plant’s efficiency.
Thanks to its engineers and highly advanced calculation techniques, every effort is made to meet clients’ expectations.
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Located in the TRONCAIS state forest, in the municipality of Isle-et-Bardais in the Allier department, the Pirot Dam is an embankment dam 18 m high, draining a catchment area of 36.5 km². Due to...
Main technical elements Removal and reinstallation of the gates, refurbishment and workshop painting; injection of the intake side walls and central pier; raising of the headrace canal side...
Main technical features Systematic clogging during each snowmelt period made it necessary to modify the design of the intake. Specific constraints Difficult access to the site and the need...
Main technical elements Repair of the heavily eroded floor slab by installing cast basalt tiles bonded to the concrete floor slab. Specific constraints Installing this type of lining is...
