The book provides comprehensive, concise and up-to-date account of an important area of engineering i.e. Water Power Engineering. It covers the entire scope of the subject in a lucid manner to electrical and a mechanical equipment. All latest developments such as pumped storage, tidal power and tubular and bulb turbines for low head development have been adequately covered in the book. Special feature of the book is that interesting and relevant details from different typical hydro-power projects all over the world, including the developing countries, are quoted for the ready reference of the readers. The book is profusely illustrated with self-explanatory diagrams. Each chapter contains a large number of illustrated examples with their solutions. Apart from these, unsolved problems have also been added at the end of each chapter for more practice.

Table of Contents:
CHAPTER 1 Water Power * Introduction * Sources Of Energy * Status Of Power In The World * Hydro Power * Place Of Hydro-Power In A Power System * Transmission Voltages And Hydro-Power * Estimation Of Water Power Potential CHAPTER 2 General Hydrology * General * Hydrology And Hydrometeorology * Branches Of Hydrology * Hydrologic Cycle As A System * Hydrologic Cycle * Hydrologic Equation * Infiltration * Evaporation * Stream-Fflow Values * Stochastic Hydrology * Illustrative Examples CHAPTER 3 Precipitation * Introduction * Occurrence And Causes Of Precipitation * Measurement Of Rainfall * Interpretation Of Rain-Gauge Data * Graphical Representation Of Rainfall * Maximum Precipitation * Illustrative Examples CHAPTER 4 Runoff And Stream Flow * Runoff Process * Stream Flow Analysis * Hydrograph * Mass Curve * Flow Duration Curve * Rainfall-Runoff Relation * Factors Affecting Runoff * Runoff Estimation * Methods Of Runoff Estimation * Low Flow Analysis * Flood Runoff * Unit Hydrograph Method * Illustrative Examples CHAPTER 5 Electrical Load On Hydro-Turbines * General * Load Curve * Load Factor * Capacity Factor * Utilization Factor * Diversity Factor * Load Duration Curve * Firm Power * Secondary Power * Prediction Of Load * Illustrative Examples CHAPTER 6 Types Of Hydro-Power Plants - I (Low And High Head Plants) * Classification Of Hydel Plants * Run-Of-River Plants * General Arrangement Of Run-Of-River Plants * Valley Dam Plants * Diversion Canal Plants * High Head Diversion Plants * Storage And Pondage * Illustrative Examples CHAPTER 7 Types Of Hydro-Power Plants - II (Pumped Storage Power Plants) * Basic Features * Historical Development * Advantages Of Pumped Storage Plants * Types Of Pumped Storage Plants * Relative Merits Of Two-Unit And Three-Unit Arrangement * Three-Unit Arrangement * Reversible Pump-Turbines * Problems Of Operation * Topography * Reservation And Water Conveyance * Power House * Efficiency Of P-S Plants * Illustrative Examples CHAPTER 8 Dams * General * History * Functions Of A Dam * Classification Of Dams * Selection Of Site And Choice Of Dam * Gravity Dams * Embankment Dams : Arch Dams * Buttress Dams * Safety Of Dams * Illustrative Examples CHAPTER 9 Spillways * General * Types Of Spillways * Spillway Gates * Non-Automatic Gates * Automatic Gates * Dam Sluices * Energy Dissipation Below Spillways * Illustrative Examples CHAPTER 10 Water Conveyance - I (Penstocks And Accessories) * General * Classification Of Penstocks * Design Criteria For Penstocks * Economical Diameter Of Penstock * Anchor Blocks * Conduit Values * Types Of Valves * Bends And Manifolds * Illustrative Examples CHAPTER 11 Water Conveyance - II (Water Hammer And Surges) * Introduction * Water Hammer * Resonance In Penstocks * Channel Surges * Surge Tanks * Illustrative Examples CHAPTER 12 Water Conveyance - III (Intakes, Canals, Tunnels) * Intakes * Types Of Intakes * Losses In Intakes * Air Entrainment At Intakes * Inlet Aeration * Canals * Forebay * Tunnels CHAPTER 13 Turbines * Introduction * Main Types Of Turbines * Hydraulic Features * Turbine Size * Constructional Features Of Turbines * Layout Arrangements * Hydraulics Of Turbines * Velocity Triangles And Nomenclature * Basic Flow Equations * Draft Tubes * Cavitation In Turbines * Governing Of Turbines * Turbines Model Testing * Characteristics Of Turbines * Illustrative Examples CHAPTER 14 Electrical And Mechanical Equipment * General * Generators * Excitation * Ventilation * Cooling And Lubrication * Transformers * Switch-Gear * Control Room Equipment * Mechanical Equipment * Transmission Of Electric Power CHAPTER 15 Power House Planning * General * (A) Surface Power Stations : Power House Structure * Power House Dimensions * Lighting And Ventilation * Variations In Design Of Power House * (B) Underground Power Station : History * Location Of U.G. Power Station * Types Of U.G. Power Stations * Advantages Of U.G. Power House * Components Of U.G. Power House * Types Of Layout * Limitations Of U.G. Power House * Structural Design Of Power Houses CHAPTER 16 Tidal Power * Tidal Phenomenon * Tidal Power-Basic Principle * Historical Development * Location Of Tidal Power Plant * Difficulties In Tidal Power Generation * Components Of Tidal Power Plants * Modes Of Generation * Single Basin Arrangement * Double Basin System * Cooperating Double Basin System * Constructional Aspects * Estimate Of Energy And Power * Regulation Of Power Output * Corrosion Control And Quality Of Concrete * Economic Feasibility * Promising Tidal Power Sites * Illustrative Examples CHAPTER 17 Some Typical Hydro-Power Projects * Introduction * Beas Project * Tarbela Dam Project * Iddiki Arch Dam Project * Rance Tidal Plant * Revin Pumped-Storage Plant Appendices Some Useful Units Correction Slip Bibliography Subject Index