Hydraulic design of Trashrack & Sizing of Upper Intake (Upper Reservoir)

Design of Trashrack (As per IS:11388-2012)

Design Discharge at Trashrack/intake (Turbine Mode) = 270.53 Cumec
Height of Intake Tunnel, d = 9.30 m
Width of Intake Tunnel = 9.30 m
Max Vertical Height of opening at intake = 13.95 m
Vertical Height of opening at intake (provided) = 13.90 m
H > 1.5d
Trashrack Angle with vertical = 15.00 deg
Effective height of trashrack (with angle of inclination) = 14.39 m
Total Width of Opening at Intake (Excluding End pier) = 34.50 m
Width of Pier = 1.50 m
No. of piers = 5 nos
Total Width of Opening at Intake (Including pier) = 37.50 m
Provided Width of Opening at Intake (excluding pier) = 7.50 m
No. of Openings at Intake = 4 nos
Total Width of Opening at Intake/trashrack (excluding pier) = 30.00 m
Provided Gross effective area of trashrack = 431.71 m2
Assuming Ratio of net area/gross area = 0.70
Net area of trashrack (after deduction of bar area) = 302.20 m2
Velocity at Trashrack (without clogging) = 0.895 m/s
Clogging % (for design) = 33.00 %
Net area in clogged condition = 202.47 m2
Velocity at Trashrack with clogging) = 1.336 m/s
Type & Sizinge of Intake
Type of Intake = Diffuser Type
Flare Angle of intake wall with intake tunnel wall = 15.00 deg
Width of Intake = 12.6 m
Length of transition from start of Intake tunnel to Intake = 47.0 m
Angle of Intake Slab from Intake to start of Intake Tunnel = 5.59 deg
Provided angle < 10 deg
Velocity at intake = 0.648752998 m/s
V (mean) < 1 m/s
 Hydraulic design of Trashrack & Sizing of Upper Intake (Upper Reservoir)
Design of Trashrack (As per IS:11388-2012)
Design Discharge at Trashrack/intake (Turbine Mode) = 180.36 Cumec
Height of Intake Tunnel, d = 7.60 m
Width of Intake Tunnel = 7.60 m
Max Vertical Height of opening at intake = 11.40 m
Vertical Height of opening at intake (provided) = 11.30 m
H > 1.5d
Trashrack Angle with vertical = 15.00 deg
Effective height of trashrack (with angle of inclination) = 11.70 m
Total Width of Opening at Intake (Excluding End pier) = 34.50 m
Width of Pier = 1.50 m
No. of piers = 5 nos
Total Width of Opening at Intake (Including pier) = 37.50 m
Provided Width of Opening at Intake (excluding pier) = 7.50 m
No. of Openings at Intake = 4 nos
Total Width of Opening at Intake/trashrack (excluding pier) = 30.00 m
Provided Gross effective area of trashrack = 350.96 m2
Assuming Ratio of net area/gross area = 0.70
Net area of trashrack (after deduction of bar area) = 245.67 m2
Velocity at Trashrack (without clogging) = 0.734 m/s
Clogging % (for design) = 33.00 %
Net area in clogged condition = 164.60 m2
Velocity at Trashrack with clogging) = 1.096 m/s
Type & Sizinge of Intake
Type of Intake = Diffuser Type
Flare Angle of intake wall with intake tunnel wall = 15.00 deg
Width of Intake = 13.45 m
Length of transition from start of Intake tunnel to Intake = 50.2 m
Angle of Intake Slab from Intake to start of Intake Tunnel = 4.22 deg
Provided angle < 10 deg
Velocity at intake = 0.532035398 m/s
V (mean) < 1 m/s
 Hydraulic design of Trashrack & Sizing of Upper Intake (Upper Reservoir)
Design of Trashrack (As per IS:11388-2012)
Design Discharge at Trashrack/intake (Turbine Mode) = 78.57 Cumec
Height of Intake Tunnel, d = 5.40 m
Width of Intake Tunnel = 6.10 m
Max Vertical Height of opening at intake = 8.10 m
Vertical Height of opening at intake (provided) = 8.00 m
H > 1.5d
Trashrack Angle with vertical = 15.00 deg
Effective height of trashrack (with angle of inclination) = 8.28 m
Total Width of Opening at Intake (Excluding End pier) = 18.00 m
Width of Pier = 1.50 m
No. of piers = 4 nos
Total Width of Opening at Intake (Including pier) = 21.00 m
Provided Width of Opening at Intake (excluding pier) = 5.00 m
No. of Openings at Intake = 3 nos
Total Width of Opening at Intake/trashrack (excluding pier) = 15.00 m
Provided Gross effective area of trashrack = 124.23 m2
Assuming Ratio of net area/gross area = 0.70
Net area of trashrack (after deduction of bar area) = 86.96 m2
Velocity at Trashrack (without clogging) = 0.903 m/s
Clogging % (for design) = 33.00 %
Net area in clogged condition = 58.27 m2
Velocity at Trashrack with clogging) = 1.348 m/s
Type & Sizinge of Intake
Type of Intake = Diffuser Type
Flare Angle of intake wall with intake tunnel wall = 21.00 deg
Width of Intake = 5.95 m
Length of transition from start of Intake tunnel to Intake = 15.5 m
Angle of Intake Slab from Intake to start of Intake Tunnel = 9.52 deg
Provided angle < 10 deg
Velocity at intake = 0.65475 m/s
V (mean) < 1 m/s
 Hydraulic design of Trashrack & Sizing of Intake (Lower Reservoir)-Large Size Unit
Design of Trashrack (As per IS:11388-2012)
Design Discharge at Trashrack/intake (Turbine Mode) = 83.25 Cumec
Height of Intake Tunnel, d = 6.0 m
Vertical Height of opening at intake = 6.50 m
H < 1.5d
Trashrack Angle with vertical = 15 deg
Effective height of trashrack (with angle of inclination) = 6.73 m
Total Width of Opening at Intake (including pier) = 19.5 m
Width of Pier = 1.5 m
No. of piers = 2
Clear width of Opening at intake = 16.5 m
Provided Width-1 of Opening at Intake (excluding pier) = 5.5 m
No. of Openings at each Inake (width-1) = 3 no’s
Width-2 of Opening at Intake (Excluding Pier) = 5.2 m
No. of Openings at each Inake (width-2) = 0 no’s
Total Width of Opening at Intake/Trashrack (excluding pier) = 16.5 m
Provided Gross effective area of trashrack = 111.033 m2
Assuming Ratio of net area/gross area r = 0.85
Net area of trashrack (after deduction of bar area) = 94.378 m2
Velocity at Trashrack (without clogging) = 0.882 m/s
The velocity through trash rack has been provided less than or equal to 1 m/s. Therefore, 1 sets of trash racks each
5.25 wide inclined has been provided.

Fixation of Invert Level at Intake/ Trashrack

Width of gate = 5m
Height of gate = 6m
Sectional area of Intake tunnel, A = 30 m2
Average Velocity in Intake tunnel, v = 2.775 m/s
Submergence Calculations From Center Line of Intake Tunnel (IS:9761-1995)
Froude number Fr = V/SQRT(gD)
= 0.362 > 0.333
Submergence Depth from Center Line = IF{Fr>=1/3,[0.5+2*(Fr)]*D,(1.0*H)}
= 7.340 m
= 7.350 m
C/L elevation of Intake tunnel = 297.2 m
Minimum submergence required (i.e. Required MDDL) = 304.55 m
Required bottom level of intake/trash rack = 294.20
Provided MDDL at Intake = 305
Provided MDDL > Required MDDL
Provided bottom level at Intake = 294.20 m
Type & Sizinge of Intake
Type of Intake = Diffuser Type
Flare Angle of intake wall with intake tunnel wall = 14 deg
Width of Intake = 6.75 m
Length of transition from start of Intake tunnel to Intake = 27.07 m
Angle of Intake Slab from Intake to start of Intake Tunnel = 1.06 deg
Provided angle < 10 deg
Therefore, The intake of Size 22.5 m wide & 6.5 high has been proposed
 Hydraulic design of Trashrack & Sizing of Intake (Lower Reservoir)-Small Unit
Design of Trashrack (As per IS:11388-2012)
Design Discharge at Trashrack/intake (Turbine Mode) = 44.32 Cumec
Height of Intake Tunnel, d = 4.5 m
Vertical Height of opening at intake = 5.00 m
H < 1.5d
Trashrack Angle with vertical = 15 deg
Effective height of trashrack (with angle of inclination) = 5.18 m
Total Width of Opening at Intake (including pier) = 15 m
Width of Pier = 1.5 m
No. of piers = 2
Clear width of Opening at intake = 12 m
Provided Width-1 of Opening at Intake (excluding pier) = 4m
No. of Openings at each Inake (width-1) = 3 no’s
Width-2 of Opening at Intake (Excluding Pier) = 6.6
No. of Openings at each Inake (width-2) = 0
Total Width of Opening at Intake/Trashrack (excluding pier) = 12 m
Provided Gross effective area of trashrack = 62.117 m2
Assuming Ratio of net area/gross area r = 0.85
Net area of trashrack (after deduction of bar area) = 52.799 m2
Velocity at Trashrack (without clogging) = 0.839 m/s

The velocity through trash rack has been provided less than or equal to 1 m/s. Therefore, 2 sets of trash racks each
5 wide panels of 6.21 m inclined height has been provided. The clogging is not considered for the design of trash
rack since,the reservoir is a closed on four sides hence, no clogging is expected in the reservoir

Fixation of Invert Level at Intake/ Trashrack

Width of gate = 3.3 m
Height of gate = 4.5 m
Sectional area of Intake tunnel, A = 14.85 m2
Average Velocity in Intake tunnel, v = 2.985 m/s
Submergence Calculations From Center Line of Intake Tunnel (IS:9761-1995)
Froude number Fr = V/SQRT(gD)
= 0.449 > 0.333
Submergence Depth from Center Line = IF{Fr>=1/3,[0.5+2*(Fr)]*D,(1.0*H)}
= 6.293 m
= 6.300 m
C/L elevation of Intake tunnel = 296.45 m
Minimum submergence required (i.e. Required MDDL) = 302.75 m
Required bottom level of intake/trash rack = 294.2
Provided MDDL at Intake = 305
Provided MDDL > Required MDDL
Provided bottom level at Intake = 294.2 m
Provided invert level of intake = 294.2 m
Type & Sizinge of Intake
Type of Intake = Diffuser Type
Flare Angle of intake wall with intake tunnel wall = 9 deg
Width of Intake = 5.25 m
Length of transition from start of Intake tunnel to Intake = 33.15 m
Angle of Intake Slab from Intake to start of Intake Tunnel = 0.86 deg
Provided angle < 10 deg

Therefore, The intake of Size 18 m wide & 5.0 high has been proposed