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powerhouse construction...Oh Dam!

Posted on March 9, 2020

By Michelle A. Shannon

Tags: dams hydraulics electricity water irrigation Columbia River Basin
Series: Oh Dam!

Today, we have photos of the power house – “the structure that houses generators and turbines.”1 The turbine rotates the water and turns it into kinetic energy.2 The generator takes the energy from the turbine and converts it into electrical power.3

Outlet Tube Gate (Powerhouse construction)
Outlet Tube Gate (Powerhouse construction)
East Powerhouse Foundation [01] (Powerhouse construction)
East Powerhouse Foundation [01] (Powerhouse construction)
Penstock Liner (Powerhouse construction)
Penstock Liner (Powerhouse construction)

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Photos courtesy of PG 94

  1. Glossary of Hydropower Terms ↩

  2. Energy Education ↩

  3. Electric Generator ↩

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