JORDAN HYDROELECTRIC PLANT

INSTALLATION WORK WEEK OF 8-29-11
 

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2 UNITS 4.5 MW

----UNDER CONSTRUCTION----

2- MODULAR KAPLAN TURBINE GENERATOR UNITS

US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS' DAM

---JORDAN DAM INSTALLATION---

Module 1 East bay slot installation

Week of 8-29-11

* Note

Downstream portion of the module is installed into the east bay slot to confirm proper operation of the lift system and fit of the module into the concrete slot.

30 feet tall headgate section installed in slot - weight = 58,000 pounds

25 tall downstream flume wall - weight = 21,300 pounds

 

 

View of headgate section and flume section - 55 feet tall

 

Bottom  view - clearance with slot guide channels

 

Dogging arms supporting headgate and flume sections

 

Spillgate operator stem installation

Drafttube temporary cover plate for water seal test

Upstream slot-face shimable slide blocks

UHMW slide block inside housing

 

Top of lift carriage / lift cylinder rod connection / air hoses from hose reels to cam cylinders

 

20 feet tall intake section - weight = 13,300 pounds

Intake section, carriage engagement

 

 

Drafttube lowered 20 feet into water

From bottom to top:

Headgate section, flume section, intake section

35 feet tall generator section columns

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

Lower lift cam engaging a lift block to lift module

 

 

Lower lift cam passing by lift block to engage a higher lift block

Lower lift cam rotated to engage the top of a lift block