.OpenHPL.Waterway

Information

Different components of hydropower system. These components can be combined to create a model for whole hydropower system.

Contents

Name	Description
Internal	Package for internal models not suitable for direct use.
BendPipe	Bend in pipes
DraftTube	Model of a draft tube for reaction turbines
Fitting	Different pipes fitting
Valve	Simple hydraulic valve
Pipe	Model of a pipe
PenstockKP	Detailed model of the pipe. Could have elastic walls and compressible water. KP scheme
SurgeTank	Model of the surge tank/shaft
Reservoir	Model of the reservoir
Gate	Model of a sluice or tainter gate based on [Bollrich2019]
Gate_HR	Model of a tainter gate (HEC-RAS)
RunOff_zones	Run off model. (with 10 height zones)
RunOff_zones_input	Run off model without input data (inputs could be specified in Python)
VolumeFlowSource	Volume flow source (either fixed or variable)
Penstock	Model of the penstock with elastic walls and compressible water. Simple Staggered grid scheme
OpenChannel	Open channel model (use KP scheme)
ReservoirChannel	Reservoir model based on open channel model