Summary

This paper has been prepared by a task force of Working Group 06 of SC 23 to indicate some of the fire risks in an underground hydro power station, to describe some of the most commonly used fire extinguishing media and to describe some of the media' s advantages and disadvantages when used in different areas in the station. 
To get information for the statistics, a questionnaire has been distributed to utilities of underground hydro power stations and the results are collected in table 1-4. The data relate to underground hydro power stations built in the last 15 years.

Additional informations

Publication type Session Materials
Reference 23-04_1984
Publication year
Publisher CIGRE
Study committees
  • Substations and electrical installations (B3)
File size 548 KB
Pages number 7
Price for non member 30 €
Price for member Free

Authors

BOOS, BIELDERS, STREUBEL, SIDLER

Keywords

fire prevention, fire protection, hydro power station

Fire prevention and protection in underground hydro power stations
Fire prevention and protection in underground hydro power stations