RUKTI II SHEP (5.

00 MW)

DESIGN OF STEEL PIPE FOR TAIL RACE

( TAIL RACE HAS BEEN DESIGNED AS INDIVIDUAL STEE PIPE AND A COMMON CHANNEL)
Design criteria
It is proposed to provide steel conduit as the water conductor system

References
Irrigation and hydraulic structures by S.K.Garg
Theory and design of hydraulic structures(vol-ii) by R.S.Varshney,S.C.Gupta and
R.L.Gupta
Code of practice for open power channel IS-7916
Code of practice for design of c/s of lined channels IS-4745
Design parameters
Design discharge for power generation
Add 20 % for excess drawl
Design discharge for power conduit
Slope of pipe

=
1.10
=
0.22
=
1.32
= '1:250

cumecs
cumecs
cumecs

Let d be the diameter of pipe to pass the design discharge

through the power conduit
Taking diameter of pipe as
diameter
1.45 meters
Area
= 3.142*d^2/4
Wetted perimeter
=
3.142 *d
Hydraulic radius
=
d/4
Velocity of flow
=
V = 1/n*r^2/3* s ^1/2
Value of
n=
0.011 S
=
250

By trial and error method

Diameter of pipe

0.84 m

Velocity of water

2.51 m/sec

Use 1 M Dia Pipes for individual unit and a common Channel

1000 mm

SECTION OF POWER CONDUIT ADOPTED

RUKTI II SHEP (5.00 MW)

DESIGN OF COMMON TAIL RACE CHANNEL

Design criteria
Tail race channel shall be designed as rectangular RCC Channel
References
Irrigation and hydraulic structures by S.K.Garg
Theory and design of hydraulic structures(vol-ii) by R.S.Varshney,S.C.Gupta and
R.L.Gupta
Code of practice for open power channel IS-7916
Code of practice for design of c/s of lined channels IS-4745
Design parameters
Design discharge for power generation
Add 20 % for excess drawl
Design discharge for power channel/tunnel
Slope of power channel

=
=
=
=

cumecs
2.200
0.44
cumecs
2.64
cumecs
0.00400

Let d be the minimum depth of water to pass the design discharge

through the rectangular channel.
Taking width of channel as
Width = b
2.4 meters
Area
= b *d
0.5*d
Wetted perimeter
=
b+2d
0.5+2d
Hydraulic radius
=
(b *d/(b+2*d))^2/3
Velocity of flow
=
V = 1/n*r^2/3* s ^1/2
Value of
n=
0.015
S
=
250
Q/b*d =
1//0.014*(3*d/3+2*d)^2/3*(1/750)^1/2
By trial and error method ,depth of water
0.625/0.5*d =
1/0.014*(0.5*d*(0.5+2*d)^2/3*(1/750)^1/2)
Width of channel
=
2.40 m
Depth of water in the channel
=
0.60 m
Velocity of water
=
2.13 m/sec

1.1m

2.4m

SECTION ADOPTED 2.4 m X 1.2 M RCC Channel