Hydroelectric (Hydro-Electric) Handbook

New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1958. Book. Fair. Hardcover. Second Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1958 reprint of the 1950 second edition. xxxii, 1151 pages including index and several fold-outs. Black and white photos. Numerous detailed line drawings. Presents a compendium of all phases of modern hydroelectric practice. Chapters include: Rainfall; Evaporation; Factors affecting Runoff; River Gaging; Float Measurements; Estimating Stream Flow; Flood Flows; Investigation of Sites; Hydraulics; Head, Power and Efficiency; Pondage and Storage; Types of Hydro Plants; Cost of Steam Power; Cost of Hydro Power; Market Requirements and Load Studies; Capacity and Development and Economic Advisability of Hydro; Reports; Solid Gravity Concrete Dams; Arch Dams; Buttressed Concrete Dams; Earth Dams - General Design Principles; Earth Dam Stability; Details of Earth Dams; Rock-Fill Dams; Timber Dams and Stell Dams; Preparation and Protection of Foundations for Dams; Spillways and Headwater Control; Intakes; Conduits; Canals; Flumes; Steel Pipe; Wood-Stave Pipe and Concrete Pipe; Tunnels; Water Hamer; Surge Tanks; Powerhouse Substructure; Powerhouse Superstructure; Hydraulic Turbines; Parts and Auxiliaries for Hydraulics; Electrical Design; Generators, Exciters, and Transformers; Switching, Wiring and Auxiliary Power and Lighting; Transmission Lines; Plant Operation. Above-average wear to publisher's maroon cloth lettered in gilt upon backstrip. Narrow opening in binding after half-title page. Binding slack but intact. Minimal markings. A worthy reference copy of this superlative reference..