Table 4.7.4. Aeration Experience in Retrofitting Existing Turbines
Project
Owner
Turbines
Aeration Features
DO Uptake
Type
No.Units
Power
(mg/L)
(MW)
American Falls
Idaho Power
*
*
*
forced aeration thru draft tube
2.0
Apalachia
TVA
Francis
2
39.5
auto-venting thru vacuum breaker with hub baffles and bypass conduit
2.0
Bagnell
Union Electric
Francis
8
25.0
vacuum breaker
*
Baldeney
*
*
*
*
forced aeration
*
Bankhead
Alabama Power
Kaplan
1
*
auto-venting thru air distribution conduit with draft tube deflectors
1.7
Bartletts Ferry
Georgia Power
*
*
*
auto-venting thru air distribution conduit with draft tube deflectors
*
Blanchard
Minnesota Power & Light
*
3
*
auto-venting thru air distribution conduit with draft tube deflectors
*
Boone
TVA
Francis
3
25.7
auto-venting thru vacuum breaker with hub baffles and bypass conduit
2.0
Box Canyon
*
Francis
*
*
vacuum breaker
*
Bull Shoals 1-4
USACE
Francis
4
38.8
auto-venting thru vacuum breaker with hub baffles and bypass conduit
*
Bull Shoals 5-8
USACE
Francis
4
41.8
auto-venting thru vacuum breaker with hub baffles and bypass conduit
*
Cascade
Idaho Power
Kaplan
2
6.4
forced aeration thru draft tube
*
Cherokee
TVA
Francis
4
30.9
auto-venting thru vacuum breaker with hub baffles and bypass conduit
2.5
Clarks Hill
USACE
*
*
*
auto-venting thru draft tube air distribution conduit
1.5
Conowingo
Susquehanna Power
*
*
*
auto-venting thru vacuum breaker
*
Coyote
*
Francis
*
*
auto-venting thru vacuum breaker
*
Deer Creek
Bureau of Reclamation
Francis
2
2.5
auto-venting thru vacuum breaker and snorkel tube
1.2
Douglas
TVA
Francis
4
26.5
auto-venting thru vacuum breaker with hub baffles and bypass conduit
2.0
Fontana
TVA
Francis
3
68.2
auto-venting thru vacuum breaker with hub baffles and bypass conduit
2.5
Hiwassee
TVA
Francis
1
59.7
auto-venting thru vacuum breaker with hub baffles and bypass conduit
1.0
Holt
Alabama Power
*
1
*
*
*
Kaw
KAMO Electric Co-op.
*
*
*
forced aeration thru draft tube
*
Kimberly
*
4
0.9
*
*
Logan Martin
Alabama Power
3
42.0
auto-venting thru air distribution conduit with draft tube deflectors
0.5
Martin
Alabama Power
4
*
*
*
Mitchell
Alabama Power
4
50.0
auto-venting thru air distribution conduit with draft tube deflectors
1.0
Monticello
*
Francis
*
*
vacuum breaker
*
Norfork
USACE
Francis
2
31.3
auto-venting thru vacuum breaker with hub baffles and bypass conduit
*
Norris**
TVA
Francis
2
64.7
auto-venting thru vacuum breaker with hub baffles and bypass conduit
5.5
Pixley
Flambeau Paper
Francis
2
0.6
auto-venting thru draft tube air distribution conduit
1.0
Poppenweiler
*
Kaplan
2
1.8
auto-venting thru draft tube air distribution conduit
*
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