RUKTI-II SHEP (5 MW)

DESIGN OF CONVEYANCE CHANNEL

Design criteria
Power channel shall be designed as cut and cover type ,square/rectangular in
shape and shall be covered by precast concrete sleepers.
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 i/c flushing
Add 20% for overrun and seepage losses
Design discharge for conveyance channel
Slope of conveyance channel

=
=
=
=

2.75
cumecs
0.55
cumecs
3.30
cumecs
0.0040

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

through the rectangular channel.
Taking width of channel as
Width = b
1.5 meters
Area
= b *d
0.72d
Wetted perimeter
=
b+2d
0.72+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=
0.018 S
=
250
v=
2.04
By trial and error method ,depth of water
1.38/(0.9*d) =
1/0.016*(0.5*d/(0.5+2*d)^2/3*(1/450)^1/2)
Width of channel
=
1.50 m
Depth of water in the channel
=
1.10 m
Velocity of water as per formula
=
2.04 m/sec
Velocity matches Section is OK
gD
Froude No =

V/gD

3.71
0.55

0.8

1.5 m

1.5m

SECTION ADOPTED (1.50MX1.50M)

OK