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[[File:Kaligandaki_A_HPS_Tailrace_Channel.jpg|400px|framed|right|Figure 1. A tail race channel on a hydroelectric dam.<ref>Wikimedia Commons. (August 28, 2015). ''Tailrace Channel'' [Online]. Available: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/39/Kaligandaki_A_HPS_Tailrace_Channel.jpg</ref>]] | [[File:Kaligandaki_A_HPS_Tailrace_Channel.jpg|400px|framed|right|Figure 1. A tail race channel on a hydroelectric dam.<ref>Wikimedia Commons. (August 28, 2015). ''Tailrace Channel'' [Online]. Available: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/39/Kaligandaki_A_HPS_Tailrace_Channel.jpg</ref>]] | ||
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In water wheels, the tail race can be either at the same height as the [[mill race]] - in the case of [[water wheel#Undershot Wheel|undershot wheels]] - or at a lower height - in the case of [[water wheel#Breastshot Wheel|breastshot wheels]] and [[water wheel#Overshot Wheel|overshot wheels]]. | In water wheels, the tail race can be either at the same height as the [[mill race]] - in the case of [[water wheel#Undershot Wheel|undershot wheels]] - or at a lower height - in the case of [[water wheel#Breastshot Wheel|breastshot wheels]] and [[water wheel#Overshot Wheel|overshot wheels]]. | ||
==For Further Reading== | |||
*[[Hydroelectric dam]] | |||
*[[Hydroelectric discharge]] | |||
*[[Hydroelectric facility]] | |||
*[[Hydroelectric reservoir]] | |||
*[[Hydroelectricity]] | |||
*[[Run-of-the-river hydroelectricity]] | |||
*Or explore a [[Special:Random|random page]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 22:00, 26 August 2018
The tail race, containing tail water, is a channel that carries water away from a hydroelectric plant or water wheel. The water in this channel has already been used to rotate turbine blades or the water wheel itself. This water has served its purpose, and leaves the power generation unit or water wheel area.[2]
In hydroelectric dams, the tail race is at a much lower level than the height of the reservoir behind the dam. This difference in height corresponds to the amount of hydropower that can be obtained from the water, and the height difference is known as the hydraulic head. This change in height corresponds to a change in gravitational potential energy. Some of the gravitational potential energy from the water above the dam was used to spin the turbines and generate electricity. Water flowing from a hydroelectric plant in the tail race eventually joins the natural flow of water.[2]
In water wheels, the tail race can be either at the same height as the mill race - in the case of undershot wheels - or at a lower height - in the case of breastshot wheels and overshot wheels.
For Further Reading
- Hydroelectric dam
- Hydroelectric discharge
- Hydroelectric facility
- Hydroelectric reservoir
- Hydroelectricity
- Run-of-the-river hydroelectricity
- Or explore a random page
References
- ↑ Wikimedia Commons. (August 28, 2015). Tailrace Channel [Online]. Available: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/39/Kaligandaki_A_HPS_Tailrace_Channel.jpg
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 BrightHub Engineering. (August 28, 2015). Various Components of Hydroelectric Power Plants and their Working: Part-3 [Online]. Available: http://www.brighthubengineering.com/fluid-mechanics-hydraulics/7122-components-of-hydroelectric-power-plants-part-three/
