Revitalização da câmara de carga e do conduto forçado da usina hidrelétrica de Rio Branco do Sul

Abstract

Energy, in its various facets is crucial to the survival of the human species. According to the demographic and global economic growth, it is assumed an increase in electricity consumption. However, they sell out natural resources, which raises concerns related to reductions in power supply. With this worrying scenario, it has become plausible deployment of micro hydropower plants for rural communities in the proportion which provides technical / economic conditions accompanying the new technologies. In this way the motivation of this work is to ensure solutions and describe the calculations for revitalization of the loading chamber and penstock of the hydroelectric plant of Rio Branco do Sul - USIMAR, in the state of Paraná, for the verification of which is the technical situation more viable. The development of this work was based on theoretical and practical studies, making use of national and international standards used by designers of power plants and information emanating from the field and literature sources for the estimation and evaluation of three locations for loading chamber and flue forced by applying criteria and hydraulic calculations of the loading chamber (water hammer) and hydraulic calculations for penstock (economic diameter and losses) and support blocks. Project results are presented, the location more technically feasible for the revitalization of the loading chamber and penstock. The revitalization will provide generate electric power quality, bringing benefits not only to the plant owner, but also a scientific addition to the students of the Federal Technological University of Paraná - UTFPR.