Operation of a hydropower system considering environmental flow requirements: A case study in La Nga river basin, Vietnam

Journal of Hydro-Environment Research

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 63-73

  Babel, Mukand S ^a   Nguyen Dinh, Chien ^a   Mullick, Md Reaz Akter ^a   Nanduri, Umamahesh V ^b  

^a ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Environmental flow; Hydropower; Optimization; Reservoir operation; Simulation; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL FLOW; HYDROPOWER; RESERVOIR OPERATION; SIMULATION; VIET NAM;

CURVE FITTING; OPTIMIZATION; WATERSHEDS;

HYDROELECTRIC POWER;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY; OPTIMIZATION; POWER GENERATION; RESERVOIR; VARIANCE ANALYSIS; WATER FLOW;

LA NGA BASIN; VIET NAM;

EID: 84856951166     PISSN: 15706443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jher.2011.05.006     Document Type: Article

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