penstocks
Dam water channels
Penstocks are pipes or channels that control water flow, particularly in hydroelectric systems where they carry water from a reservoir to turbines.
The term also applies to sluice gates that regulate water levels in canals or millraces.
The dam's penstocks were opened to release excess water.
The word combines pen (enclosure) with stock (trunk or main body).
Blade-driven energy converter
- hydroelectricGenerated by flowing water
- reservoirLarge water storage basin
- damWater-holding barrier
- powerhouseSource of great energy
generator · headwater · tailwater · intake · diversion · spillway · impoundment · catchment
Fluid flow controller
- gateHinged barrier in fence
- intakeAmount received or consumed
- regulatorDevice maintaining steady output
- controlAuthority to direct
shutoff · butterfly · flow rate · velocity · discharge · volume · throttle · actuator
Carbon-hardened iron alloy
- pipelineLong-distance fluid transport tube
- conduitTube conveying fluid or cables
- pipeHollow conveyance channel
- rivetedFastened or enthralled
welded · reinforcement · liner · casing · anchor · saddle · expansion joint · bifurcation
Purposeful creative planning
- pressureForce upon contact
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
- loadCarried weight or burden
- fabricationDeliberately untrue statement
construction · installation · corrosion · maintenance · inspection · hydraulics · efficiency · civil
turbine
Blade-driven energy converter
- hydroelectricGenerated by flowing water
- reservoirLarge water storage basin
- damWater-holding barrier
powerhouse · generator · headwater · tailwater · intake · diversion · spillway · impoundment · catchment · watershed
valve
Fluid flow controller
- gateHinged barrier in fence
- intakeAmount received or consumed
- regulatorDevice maintaining steady output
control · shutoff · butterfly · flow rate · velocity · discharge · volume · throttle · actuator · opening
steel
Carbon-hardened iron alloy
- pipelineLong-distance fluid transport tube
- conduitTube conveying fluid or cables
- pipeHollow conveyance channel
riveted · welded · reinforcement · liner · casing · anchor · saddle · expansion joint · bifurcation · manifold
design
Purposeful creative planning
fabrication · construction · installation · corrosion · maintenance · inspection · hydraulics · efficiency · civil · material