No. They're there to absorb what is basically water hammer which is part of normal operation when the power station is started up or shut down, especially quickly.
No water hammer is where water moving at high speed through a valve has nowhere to go when the valve is closed so because of momentum it crashes into the surrounding pipes and valves. Not too bad in a home with small amounts of water moving at a relatively slow speed but a very big issue in a hydroelectric power plant with thousands of tones of water moving at high speeds.
Ugh underground surge tanks are absolutely terrifying lol.
My question is how deep is that hole because it’s really dark
"That's why we wear them" :)
are those chambers an escape for water in the horible event of a mains rupture ?
No. They're there to absorb what is basically water hammer which is part of normal operation when the power station is started up or shut down, especially quickly.
Mike Ross isn't water hammer a suction thing?
No water hammer is where water moving at high speed through a valve has nowhere to go when the valve is closed so because of momentum it crashes into the surrounding pipes and valves. Not too bad in a home with small amounts of water moving at a relatively slow speed but a very big issue in a hydroelectric power plant with thousands of tones of water moving at high speeds.