Design challenges for the Francis units at Pubugou, China

  • E. Demers, V. Francou and E. Theroux
  • Vol. 18 - Issue 1, 2011

The 3300 MW Pubugou hydropower station, on the Dadu river in the west part of Sichuan Province, is the fifth largest hydro station in China and the biggest on-going project in Sichuan province. Design challenges relating to three of the units supplied by Andritz are described here.

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Design challenges for the Francis units at Pubugou, China
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