The Industry and Innovation Cell of Mechanical Engineering organized one day Industrial visit for Pre final year students to “ Varahi hydro power plant, Hosaangadi and Mani dam, Yadur ”. Total of 49+49 students along with five staff took part in the visit. Visit was scheduled on two slots, First visit was on 17/09/2019 & second visit was on 05/10/2019. Mr. Chiranth B.P, Mr Santhosh, Mr Vijay V.S, Mr Sushanth & Mr Prashanth Kumar, Assistant professor, Dept of ME coordinated the visit.
The main objective of this visit is to
Varahi Hydro Electric Project is a four Units x 115MW = 460 MW hydro power plant. The river Varahi takes its birth at a height of 730 m in the Weste Ghats at Hebbagilu, near Agumbe in Shimoga District. Varahi is Kaataka's first underground powerhouse – a key milestone in the corporation history of KPCL.
Varahi Hydro Electric Project initially conceived as a surface powerhouse at the blueprint stage. Later converted into an underground Powerhouse due to Economical and Conce for environment protection. Varahi was started with two different stages. Stage I of the Varahi Hydro Electric Project has a total installed capacity of 230 MW and Stage II of the Varahi Hydro Electric Project has a total installed capacity of 230 MW contributing 1100 MU annually. This consists of 4 x 115 MW generating Units at Varahi underground Powerhouse. We also visited Mani Dam (Dam attached power plant) where two 4.5 MW units are set up.
This visit enhanced students’ knowledge on
● Idea of the working environment of the hydro power station.
● Parameters considered for the selection of turbine in the plant.
● Working principle of Pelton and Kaplan turbine .
