Definition of Headrace. Meaning of Headrace. Synonyms of Headrace

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Definition of Headrace

Headrace
Headrace Head"race`, n. See Race, a water course.

Meaning of Headrace from wikipedia

- race. The race bringing water from the mill pond to the water wheel is a headrace; the one carrying water after it has left the wheel is commonly referred...
- 6-metre (20 ft) diameter headrace tunnel where it joins the Hálslón Reservoir headrace tunnel. Before each of the headrace tunnels from the Hálslón Reservoir...
- Omo River that is fed with water from a headrace tunnel and sluice gate on the Gilgel Gibe River. The headrace tunnel runs 26 km (16 mi) under the Fofa...
- comprising three Pelton wheel units of 40 MW each, which are fed through a 10km headrace tunnel from the Sewa II Reservoir, giving a maximum water head of 599m...
- turbines was replaced with a 2,500 horsepower one. Both the mill and its headrace tunnel are contributing resources to the St. Anthony Falls Historic District...
- largest river hydroelectric scheme and is operated on a purpose built headrace connected to the River Shannon. The plant includes fish ladders so that...
- 92417°N 37.38778°E / 7.92417; 37.38778 (Gilgel Gibe II Power Station headrace tunnel entrance) on the Gilgel Gibe River in a run-of-river scheme. The...
- directed through four gates to the headrace channel. With the gates, the amount of water flowing into the headrace channel can be regulated. The gravel...
- distribution and retailing in the country. The project consists of weir, intake, headrace channel, sedimentation tank, forebay, penstock, powerhouse and transmission...
- and have a total length of 1300m (170m and 1100m). The drill and blast headrace tunnel, which is 4 km long, 11.3m wide and 14.7m high, provides the turbines...