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In Eearch OF Batner Alnarnatives (Panam High Level Canal Project)
Panam High Level Canal - Alternatives Considered
36 m Deep Open Canal 55 m Lift From Reservoir
Canal section having 6.6 m bed width Quantity of water required for
and 3 m berm on both sides at 6 m 18,000 ha Ssscamiat = ,
interval and inside slope of 1:1] in 6 m = 5,580 x 11.574 day
soil portion and 0.5:1 in rest of soft/hard = 64,583 day cusecs
tock strata is considered ag an average No. af days of Pumping
section for 36 m deep canal. 64,583 day cusecs to be lifted at the rate of .
800 day Le. 64,583 / 800
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Considering one excavator with hauling Electricity Requirement ¢ i
ipments consuming 14 litre diesel {cusecs for 33 m lift need 24.24 HP f
ree and havi AB ue So that 64,583 day cusecs lifting for f 4 Wafrl ] ling
having output of 500) m: per 55 m need = 2,609,153 HP f 8)
day. = 1,946,428 kW ' #)
Diesel mired eatin Total power required to lift 800 eusecs
eT fa for 80 days = 2,000 MW [
= (14 x 24) / 500 Energy required per day to lift 800 cuseca aye ; ;
= 0.672 litre = (2,000 x 10° kWy 80 days 3
: = 25,000 kW/day ™
Total diesel required in this case = 25,000/24 kWh
in . = 1,041 kWh @ Head Regulator _
= 4.8 million m’ x 0.672 litre per m O & M Cost per day 5)
= 3.23 million litres At? 4 per kWh with other M&R
=T 100,000* per day
Coal consumption
= 0.67 MT/ MW x 2,000 MW
= 1,340 MT
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