Građevinar, Vol. 67 No. 05., 2015.
Professional paper
https://doi.org/10.14256/JCE.410.2010
Ombla hydropower plant – design for use of groundwater energy in karst
Tomislav Paviša
Zvonimir Sever
Abstract
The water power potential of surface watercourses in Dinaric karst areas, spreading in a wide belt along Croatian coast, has for the most part already been put to practical use. However, water power benefits of a significant quantity of water accumulated in the karst underground of this vast area have not so far been adequately exploited. Based on extensive research, the design has been prepared for the Ombla hydropower plant whose specific feature is that all its structures are buried underground, while the water would come from an underground water storage, to be created by construction of an underground dam.
Keywords
ground water; karst terrain; underground dam; water power potential; underground water storage
Hrčak ID:
139784
URI
Publication date:
12.6.2015.
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