1.
Preparation of Alignment of ROR Plant
Fig: Alignment of ROR Plant and Catchment Area
2. Gross Head Difference
Gross Head Difference = Difference of contour of Headwork and Powerhouse
= 6 × 40 = 240m
3. Catchment Area
The catchment area was calculated using AUTOCAD and was found out to be 10.29km2 .
4. Computation of the monthly flow data
The monthly flow data of Midim Khola is computed using the catchment the catchment
correlation method.
By question catchment area of Khudi Khola = 151km2
Area Factor = Catchment area of Midim Khola / Catchment area of Khudi Khola
Flow in Midim Khola = Area Factor × Flow in Khudi Khola
Month Flow in Khudi Khola (m3/s) Flow in Midim Khola (m3/s)
Jan 3.89 0.265
Feb 3.53 0.240
Mar 3.61 0.245
Apr 3.92 0.267
May 4.99 0.339
Jun 9.24 0.628
Jul 21.43 1.457
Aug 27.9 1.897
Sep 21.1 1.435
Oct 11.75 0.799
Nov 6.87 0.467
Dec 4.54 0.339
5. Computation of exceedance flow
Month Flow in Midim Khola Flow in descending order (m3/s) Percentage of
(m3/s) Time
Jan 0.265 1.897 8.330
Feb 0.240 1.457 16.670
Mar 0.245 1.435 25
Apr 0.267 0.799 33.330
May 0.339 0.628 41.670
Jun 0.628 0.467 50
Jul 1.457 0.339 58.330
Aug 1.897 0.339 66.670
Sep 1.435 0.267 75.000
Oct 0.799 0.265 83.330
Nov 0.467 0.245 91.670
Dec 0.339 0.240 100
For 45% of exceedance flow the graph between the percentage of time and discharge is plotted
as shown below:
From the graph, the 45% exceedance flow was found to be 0.58m3 /s.
6. Calculation of Firm Energy and Secondary Energy
Efficiency (ɳ)= 98%
Computation of net head
Net Head(h) = Gross Head – 5% of Gross Head
= 228m
Power (P) = 9.81 × ɳ × h × Q
Flow in descending order Percentage of Power Energy
(m3/s) Time (MW) (GWh)
1.897 8.330 1.271 0.928
1.457 16.670 1.271 0.929
1.435 25.000 1.271 0.928
0.799 33.330 1.271 0.928
0.628 41.670 1.271 0.929
0.467 50.000 1.024 0.837
0.339 58.330 0.744 0.645
0.339 66.670 0.744 0.543
0.267 75.000 0.584 0.485
0.265 83.330 0.580 0.425
0.245 91.670 0.538 0.408
0.240 100.000 0.526 0.388
Pmin = 0.526MW
Total Energy = 8.372GWh
Firm Energy = Pmin × 365 × 24 = 4.6GWh
Secondary Energy = Total Energy – Firm Energy = 8.372 – 4.6 = 3.772GWh