Dams, reservoirs and hydropower
Dams and hydropower facilities are essential parts of modern water infrastructure. They provide storage, help manage floods, support irrigation and contribute to the production of sustainable energy.
Managing water and energy resources
Dams and reservoirs make it possible to store scarce and unevenly distributed freshwater and release it when needed. Hydropower from dams delivers a significant share of the worlds renewable energy. Pumped storage schemes are becoming increasingly important as large scale energy reserves that can store excess power from renewable sources and release it during periods of high demand to keep the electricity grid balanced.
Design considerations
Projects often require solutions that are adapted to specific hydraulic conditions. This may include carrying out computational analysis to secure the right performance during operation.
When designing valve and hydraulic systems for dams and hydropower projects the following factors must be evaluated with care:
- Max. static and dynamic waterhead
- Required flow rate at max. and min. heads
- Valve/gate size
- Max. valve/gate emergency closure velocity
- Water quality (clean, silt laden, dirty, with rocks and branches, corrosive)
- Actuation requirement
- Site location/accessibility
- Maintenance considerations
AVK valves for all main applications
AVK provides a wide selection of valves produced in house covering one of the broadest ranges of discharge and guard valves on the market. The assortment includes: Fixed cone (free) discharge valves, submerged discharge valves, needle (plunger) valves, knife gate valves, butterfly valves, recoil and tilting disc check valves, bonneted gate valves, stop logs, radial and roller gates, penstocks, resilient and metal seated gate valves, ball float valves and air valves.
Valves for dams, reservoirs and hydropower
AVK provides an extensive range of high-quality discharge and guard valves manufactured in-house, complemented by a broad selection of other valve types from our own brands and our trusted partners.
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Cases for dams, reservoirs and hydropower
With the global demand for resilient water infrastructure and renewable energy solutions rises, the need for technically advanced, dependable, and efficient valve systems in dam and hydropower applications grows accordingly.
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