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What is a penstock?

What is a penstock? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A sluice or pipe which allows the controlled flow of water from behind a dam, typically routing it to a turbine of a power plant.
  2. The barrel of a wooden pump.
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At this point, the water is allowed to fall through a pipe or penstock down to the powerhouse where it spins turbines to create electricity.
This year saw the end of the Hauterive power house rehabilitation and of the Fully penstock refection.
The generation of electricity depends upon the volume of water flowing through the penstock and the height from which the water falls.
For example, small roads, buried penstock, and strict creek level control will minimize environmental degradation.
The choice of size and type of penstock depends on several factors that are explained briefly in this section.
Water from the dam at Lois Lake is conveyed to the generating equipment by a 2,886 m long steel and concrete penstock.

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