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Vol. 29 No. 2
SITE C
CLEAN ENERGY PROJECT
DIVERSION TUNNEL ORIFICES
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RÉSUMÉ
Cette publication présente les considérations d’arrangement et de design de la mise en eau
du réservoir du projet du Site C Energy. Le projet du Site C (Site C Clean Energy Project) est un
projet hydroélectrique de 1,100 MW qui comprend un barrage de 60 m de hauteur sur la rivière
de la Paix près de Fort St. John, BC, Canada. Le projet inclut deux tunnels submergés de 10.8 m
de diamètre chacun équipés de vannes de régulation amont. La capacité des tunnels de dériva-
tion doit être réduite durant la mise en eau du réservoir afin de permettre son remplissage dans
des conditions normales de débit fluvial. Les vannes amont ne sont pas capables de restreindre
suffisamment le débit d’une manière sécuritaire. Par conséquent, des méthodes alternatives de
dissipation d’énergie durant la mise en eau ont été étudiées afin de maintenir le débit réservé
environnemental minimum de 390 m3/s et de permettre une dissipation d’énergie suffisante.
L’option retenue a consisté à installer des d’orifice en série dans l’un des tunnels de dérivation.
Le design de ces orifices ont été basés sur les travaux du projet de Xiaolangdi en Chine, une
modélisation physique hydaulique, ainsi que des simulations en modélisation numérique de
dynamique des fluides.
Transmission Lines
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Generating Diversion Tunnel Outlet
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Figure 1 – Site C Project General Layout (final layout may differ from what is shown)
1. Translating The selected design shall not have a hydraulic jump that travels uncontrolled down
Hydraulic Jump the tunnel. If a hydraulic jump is required to dissipate the energy, it must be contained
to a specified location that can be locally strengthened with reinforced concrete
and/or Steel liner.
2. Control Gate The selected design shall not create extreme turbulence or flow velocities which could
Vibration cause damaging vibration of the regulating gates in the tunnel inlet.
3. Impact on The selected design shall not impact the normal diversion operation to an extent that either
Diversion Head Loss the tunnel diameter must be made larger or the cofferdam crest elevation must be raised
due to increased diversion head losses.
4. Constraints The selected design shall not require excessive constraints on the operation of the Peace
on Upstream Canyon and G.M. Shrum Generating Stations (some short duration constraints may be
Hydro Plants permissible during tunnel opening and closing operations).
5. Geotechnical Risk The selected design shall not significantly increase the pressure inside the tunnel, or the
external pressures on the lining, above levels that will be experienced during diversion;
or subject the tunnel lining to negative pressures or otherwise negatively impact the
geotechnical risk. This was especially important on the downstream end of the diversion
tunnels due to the potential for pressurisation of the rock.
6. Sensitivity The hydraulics of the selected design shall not be sensitive to parameters that will not be
known with certainty prior to initial operation (e.g. tailwater level, discharge/gate opening
relationship, tunnel hydraulic losses).
7. Total Dissolved The selected design shall not increase long term total dissolved gas (TDG) levels above
Gas (TDG) those considered acceptable by fisheries and environmental standards.
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1. Regulating gate control This option involves a hydraulic jump that would move down the tunnel as the head
in one or both diversion increased. At lower reservoir levels, the jump would be submerged at the control
inlet structures gate which could cause control gate vibrations. The jump location is also extremely
sensitive to tailwater level, discharge and tunnel roughness, all of which will have
uncertainty prior to operation.
2. Modify tunnel diameters Significantly larger tunnel diameters were not considered feasible given the
(e.g. one larger and one geotechnical risk with the rock conditions at the site. The largest diameters
smaller tunnel) considered feasible would not allow for a small enough second tunnel to significantly
reduce the hydraulic risks.
3. Construct a 3rd tunnel This alternative has the lowest technical risk of the options identified; however, the
of a smaller diameter cost of this option was significant given the short duration of operation required
to use during filling during reservoir filling.
4. Modified gate system in This alternative consists of several sub-alternates; however, the common themes
the tunnel inlet structure for eliminating from further consideration were gate vibration risks and risk of a
such as a drop shaft or translating hydraulic jump. Constructing an alternate without compromising the
multiple gate openings head loss during river diversion was also a challenge.
5. Separate inlet structure The primary risks for this option included control gate vibrations with the junction
feeding into the diversion occurring just downstream of the main gate and risk of a translating hydraulic jump.
tunnels just for releases
during reservoir filling
6. Separate low level outlet This alternative would require a temporary structure to be built in the middle of the
through the south bank key foundation for the permanent south bank structures. The increased geotechnical
RCC buttress risk and cost eliminated this option from further consideration.
7. Outlet control This alternative considered restricting tunnel flow by using a control gate or
modified geometry at one of the diversion outlet structures. The reason for
eliminating this alternate was the increased geotechnical risk caused by pressurizing
the tunnel up to a much higher level than experienced during diversion.
8. Force the jump to Modifications to the tunnel geometry to force a hydraulic jump at a pre-defined
occur in a desired location would have an impact on normal diversion operation such as an increased
location (e.g. negative/ overall tunnel head loss. The geometry modification could be retrofitted prior to
positive step, baffle sill, filling in the case of a baffle sill, for example, but this would introduce construction
roughened invert) schedule risk. The jump location would also be sensitive to both tailwater level and
discharge which would be variable as the reservoir rises.
CFD modelling was performed to examine this idea in more detail; however,
investigations of various alternatives did not find a stable hydraulic solution.
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Table 3 – Performance of Selected Alternate on Key Evaluation Criteria
Criteria Name Preferred Arrangement Performance
Hydraulic Jump Energy is dissipated via viscous losses at the shear plane between the main contracted flow
and the surrounding flow recirculation at each of the four orifice locations. A hydraulic jump
will not occur.
Control Gate The energy is dissipated within the tunnel downstream of each orifice. No regulation at the inlet
Vibration gate is required which minimizes gate vibration risk.
Impact on The orifices will be constructed just prior to reservoir filling in one of the two diversion tunnels
Diversion which will be isolated and dewatered during low flow periods. Diversion head loss is, therefore,
Head loss not affected. Schedule risk is introduced but was determined to be manageable.
Constraints There will be minimal constraints on the upstream plants consisting of a short period of above
on Upstream average inflows required at the start of reservoir filling, otherwise no constraints are imposed.
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Geotechnical The energy dissipation is spread across four locations and all are located upstream of the future
Risk tunnel plug, therefore, geotechnical risk is minimized.
Sensitivity Small changes in tailwater level, tunnel roughness and discharge do not affect the feasibility
of the proposed option. The orifice sizing was carefully evaluated by physical model
testing to ensure the minimum downstream flow can be passed at the minimum operating
reservoir elevation.
TDG The orifice option involves submerged energy dissipation. Therefore, no increase to dissolved gas
pressure above baseline levels is anticipated.
considered. Table 3 summarizes how The application at the Xiaolangdi project (Zhang and Chai 2001 and Lin
the proposed arrangement addresses Hydro project in China owned by the 2003). Once the preliminary layout
each of these key screening criteria. Yellow River Water & Hydroelectric and feasibility had been established
Power Development Corporation was both CFD and PHM were utilized to
5. ORIFICE DESIGN OVERVIEW the most applicable reference pro- confirm and optimize the design.
A literature search found several ject found given the constraints and The conclusion of the optimization
projects that have utilized multiple requirements for Site C. At Xiaolangdi, process was that four orifices pro-
orifice reducers or sudden expan- three orifices were constructed in vided a good balance between cost
sions as an effective means of dissi- series in each of three diversion tun- and cavitation performance. The
pating excess energy in the diversion nels to convert the diversion tunnels final arrangement was conservative
facilities of large hydro projects. Mica into spillway tunnels to form part of in terms of cavitation performance
Dam (Russell and Ball 1967) and the the overall spillway arrangement for because the cavitation criteria used
Xiaolangdi Hydro project in China the project. The orifices are the main were intended for design of perma-
(Zhang and Chai 2001 and Lin 2003) energy dissipating devices with radial nent structures such as the Xiaolangdi
were two examples of relevant refer- gates downstream from the third ori- tunnel spillway. For Site C, the orifice
ence designs that were successfully fice in a chamber to control discharge tunnel will only be in operation for
put into practice. At Mica, two tun- through each of the converted diver- approximately 2 to 4 weeks during
nel plugs each containing three steel sion tunnels. reservoir filling, therefore experien-
lined conduits were constructed in The biggest technical design cing some cavitation within the flow
one of the diversion tunnels after the challenge with the orifice reducer is likely acceptable.
diversion period. This arrangement, arrangement is the potential for cavi- To maintain economical sizes
along with some modifications to the tation leading to damage to the ori- for the orifices, the reservoir could
tunnel inlet and outlet, allowed for fices or the tunnel liner. For the Site be filled up to elevation 425 m by
dissipation of a large amount of energy C arrangement, the main concern is increasing Site C reservoir inflows
in the expansion chamber between the lack of downstream pressure due using flow regulation at the upstream
the tunnel plugs during reservoir to the relatively low tunnel submer- BC Hydro facilities for a short dur-
filling. At Xiaolangdi, thin orifices gence. The cavitation performance, ation. Tunnel 1 (non-orifice tunnel)
constructed of concrete and steel were orifice cross-sectional geometry and would then be closed with the reser-
retrofitted into the diversion tunnels hydraulic losses were initially evalu- voir at elevation 425 m and Tunnel 2
to convert the tunnels for continued ated based on the criteria presented (converted orifice tunnel) would oper-
use during permanent operations. in reference papers for the Xiaolangdi ate un-regulated with the orifices
7. CAVITATION COEFFICIENT
The second parameter used to
define the initial orifice sizing was
the cavitation coefficient ( ) (Zhang
and Chai 2001). Figure 3 presents the
experimental results of the cavitation
coefficient versus the orifice diameter
ratio for a specific set of orifice geom-
etries. Figure 3 shows that the radius
on the upstream orifice edge and the
addition of the ring resulted in signifi-
cantly reduced incipient cavitation
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ducted at scales of 1:22.7 of cavitation. Pressure measurements
and 1:42.5 based on were done for a single identical orifice
Froude-scaled similitude. in both the 1:22.7 and 1:42.5 scale
Figure 4 illustrates the models to verify that scale effects for
final model setup viewed pressure measurements would not be
from downstream. significant. The results showed strong
The primary goal of agreement between the two models
physical hydraulic mod- indicating no influence of scale on
elling was to investigate the pressure measurements. For cavi-
the pressure field in tation coefficient calculations, aver-
Figure 3 – Experimental Results of Orifice Cavitation the tunnel, particularly age pressures were measured using
Coefficient vs Diameter Ratio (Zhang and Chai 2001) downstream of each ori- four taps located on the tunnel cir-
fice to confirm the head cumference at the invert, crown and
levels giving a larger margin on the
cavitation coefficient before cavitation SITE C CLEAN ENERGY PROJECT - DIVERSION
would be observed.
Orifice diameter ratios for Site C
were determined by trial and error
to maintain the desired total head
loss while balancing the cavitation
performance between the orifices
arranged in series. The result of this
calculation was that the first orifice
had the smallest β value and the last
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both sides. Instantaneous pressure
measurements were also recorded
at various locations using pressure
transducers. Measurements in the
bulk of the flow were attempted;
however, the results were not con-
sidered reliable due to flow around Figure 5 – CFD model results for the initial
layout of the in-line orifices
the intrusive instrument and instru- (velocities in m/s)
ment vibration. A combination of CFD
and PHM modeling showed that aver- Plan view of modelled area. Reservoir El. 440 m.
#1
ce
i
rif
eters downstream from the orifice.
O
The minimum pressures at the tunnel
crown were measured in detail for the
final orifice arrangement.
A visual/audible assessment of
cavitation could not be performed
with this physical hydraulic model
setup since vapor pressure is not
scaled in a Froude scaled model. A
vacuum chamber would have been
required to reduce ambient pressures
and allow assessment of actual cavi-
tation performance in a scale model. Figure 6: CFD model results for the final
The Site C physical hydraulic model in-line orifice layout (velocities in m/s,
was simply used to provide an indica- gauge pressures in Pa)
tion of potential cavitation concerns
while verifying design pressure to five tunnel diameters reduced the of normal diversion, prior to res-
assumptions. interaction between the jet from ori- ervoir filling.
fice #1 and orifice #2. • The orifice cross section is based on
9. COMPUTATIONAL FLUID The final layout with four in-line the design used for the Xiaolangdi
DYNAMICS (CFD) MODELLING orifices was simulated with the CFD Hydro Project in China.
CFD modelling using the commer- model. Numerical model results for the • The tunnel profile was modified
cially-available FLOW-3D software final layout are presented in Figure 6. from a constant slope to a steeper
was performed to assist in the evalu- Excellent agreement between numer- initial slope (5.2%) through the first
ation and refinement of reservoir ical and physical hydraulic models tunnel bend followed by a shallow
filling alternatives. The numerical was obtained for minimum pressures slope (0.2%) for the remainder of
model assessments complemented near the tunnel crown downstream the tunnel length. This allowed for
scaled physical hydraulic model of orifice #4. A computational cell an increase in backpressure at all
testing. Several geometry layouts size of 0.0625 m was used in the CFD four orifices which improved cavi-
for alternatives involving orifices model to represent the geometry of the tation performance.
or baffle blocks were assessed with orifice plates. • The first orifice will be placed
FLOW-3D to provide insight into upstream of the first tunnel bend
velocity patterns, pressure distribu- 10. FINAL IN-LINE and the other three orifices will be
tions and discharge capacities. For ORIFICE DESIGN LAYOUT placed downstream of the tunnel
example, for the initial orifice option Following research, desktop studies, bend. Placing an orifice within the
layout with three orifices upstream PHM and CFD modelling, the final tunnel bend was not desirable due
of the first tunnel bend, numerical design of the in-line orifice layout was to unsymmetrical flow conditions.
simulations showed that the con- established. The key design features • The large diameter tunnel bend
tracted jet from orifice #1 was not of the final layout are summarized (bend radius/tunnel diameter
fully expanded by the time it reached below: (R/D) = 18.5) ensured that the high
orifice #2 (Figure 5). Increasing the • Four orifices will be constructed in velocity jet issued from orifice #1
spacing between orifices from three diversion tunnel 2 after the period and any associated cavitation would
6.0
dropping just below the operating time during the first stage
theoretical incipient line of reservoir filling. As discussed in
5.0
due to the short duration Section 7, local cavitation is antici-
of operation at this max- pated downstream of the orifice lip
4.0
imum design level and the or in the main body of the flow at the
conservatism of designing shear plane where high pressure fluc-
3.0
0.64 0.66 0.68 0.70 0.72 0.74 0.76 0.78 0.80 0.82 for incipient cavitation for tuations were observed in the PHM.
Orifice Diameter Ratio
a temporary structure. The Local cavitation in the body of the
Figure 11 – Site C Cavitation Coefficient Scaling
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12. CONCLUSIONS
The Site C reservoir filling arrange- The long-term solution for leaking joints
ment required a design to restrict
downstream discharges through the in concrete gravity dams, powerhouses
north bank diversion tunnels while and navigation locks.
maintaining minimum environmental
releases. A solution involving a retro-
fit of four in-line orifices into one of
the 10.8 m internal diameter diversion
tunnels was selected and optimized
through desktop calculations, utiliza- LONG-TERM
SOLUTION
tion of information from model testing
and performance of a similar preced- PREFERRED
ent, CFD modelling and PHM. PRODUCT
The head loss coefficient for each OF CHOICE
orifice was verified through physical
modelling and determined to correl-
ate well with the available reference
material; however, interaction between
orifices had a significant impact on
results. Model results indicated that
an orifice spacing of five times the
tunnel diameter ensured minimal
interaction. The cavitation coeffi-
cient is a key consideration for orifice
design. The potential scale effects
from model to prototype were care-
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barrages de résidus miniers afin Brittany étudie actuellement pour régional de Saint John et à l’Hôpital
de mieux résister à la dégradation obtenir une maîtrise en sciences à Dr Everett Chalmers de Fredericton et,
pendant la très longue période à l’Université du Nouveau-Brunswick plus récemment, au Service de santé
laquelle ils seront exposés aux à Fredericton; elle y a gardé une des anciens combattants, où elle orga-
forces de la nature. La tendance moyenne cumulative de 3,9. Son nise une activité de Bingo sur une base
actuelle pour la fermeture des sujet de recherche porte sur la migra- hebdomadaire.
parcs à résidus miniers est guidée tion de l’anguille d’Amérique dans Elle a participé à d’autres activi-
par le désir de créer des sites natu- le fleuve Saint-Jean, au Nouveau- tés de bénévolat, notamment pour
rels analogues. Un piège potentiel Brunswick. Les anguilles sont une « Conservation de la nature Canada »
de cette approche est la prise en espèce importante dans l’écosys- et « Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival » à
compte de la variabilité des sols tème ainsi que culturellement et Fredericton. En plus de ces activités, elle
naturels qui est largement absente économiquement dans la région. a été présente auprès de regroupements
dans les résidus composés de sables L’étude se concentre autour de la tels que les « Toastmasters », « UNB
uniformes très érodables utilisés centrale de Mactaquac avec l’objec- Student orientation », l’Association
dans la construction des digues tif final d’établir un éventuel pas- des étudiants diplômés de l’UNB et la
et le recouvrement des bassins. sage pour l’anguille jusqu’à l’amont Fédération canadienne des étudiantes
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