Confidential Hydropower Project: Inspection and Condition Assessment
Confidential Hydropower Project: Inspection and Condition Assessment
Client: WSP
Project Location: USA
Disciplines: Civil/Structural, Mechanical
Keywords: Power Generation, Hydro, Penstock, Inspection, Assessment, Dam Safety
Status: Completed
EnFlux Engineering Ltd. was mandated to perform a detailed inspection of the existing penstocks and supporting structures to obtain a better understanding of the current condition of the penstock and supporting structures, to identify any immediate risk and mitigate it by design/repair and to determine the fitness for service of penstock for proposed pump storage development. EnFlux prepared a thorough inspection scope that allowed fitness for service assessments per API 579 standard.
Highlights
Scoping field inspection to gather data for condition assessment per API579 FFS standards,
Field inspection support,
Condition assessment of existing steel penstocks and remaining life calculations,
Reporting the findings of the inspections and condition assessment, and
Results of the condition assessment are used for the detailed design of the new hydroelectric development.
