Fengtan Dam
Design
The Fengtan is a 112.5 m (369 ft) tall and 488 m (1,601 ft) long (at the crest) arch-gravity dam. Its base arch length is 200 m (656 ft) and the dam has a curve radius of 243 m (797 ft). The base width of the dam is 65.5 m (215 ft). The crest sits at an elevation of 211.5 m (694 ft) above sea level while normal reservoir elevation is 205 m (673 ft). The dam sits at the head of a 17,400 km (6,718 sq mi) catchment area and withholds a reservoir with a capacity of 1,740,000,000 m (1,410,641 acre⋅ft). The dam's spillway is located on its downstream face and consists of 13 chutes controlled by radial gates. Six of the chutes have their flip buckets mid-way on the face of the dam while the seven others are on the lower portion. The original power house is located within the left side of the dam near the abutment and contains four 100 MW Francis turbine-generators. The turbines are afforded a rated hydraulic head of 78 m (256 ft) and are each supplied water via a 5.6 m (18 ft) diameter penstock. On the dam's right bank, there is a 50-ton boat lift which is also used to move lumber as well.
See also
References
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