Tagged: Turbines

Dam Turbines
6:17 am
Thu January 17, 2013

Research Helps Design Fish-Friendlier Turbines

Credit Photo courtesy Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory researcher John Stephenson observes the pressure tanks. Researchers are using chambers to figure out how improve fish survival rates

When salmon swim through dam turbines, the changes in pressure can be catastrophic to their bodies. Researchers are trying to figure out how improve fish survival rates. And the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is paying attention. Reporting for EarthFix, Courtney Flatt has more.

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