Shahid Abbaspour Dam
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The Shahid Abbaspour Dam (Template:Langx), formerly known as Great Reza Shah Kabir Dam (Persian: Script error: No such module "Lang".) before the 1979 Revolution, is a large arch dam providing hydroelectricity from the Karun River; it is located about Script error: No such module "convert". northeast of Masjed Soleiman, in the province of Khuzestan, Iran, and originally completed in 1976.[1] The dam was the first of a series of dams planned for development on the Karun River.[2]
The dam is a double-curvature concrete arch dam, Script error: No such module "convert". high from the foundation rock. Its crest width is Script error: No such module "convert"..[3] The arch dam design was chosen for the narrow, rocky gorge where it is located. The double-curvature arch design withstands the pressure created by the reservoir with a minimum of concrete, because the shape transmits the force of the reservoir downward and laterally, against the rock foundation; this has the effect of strengthening the dam concrete and its foundation by keeping it in compression.[4]
The dam site houses two power stations, one built in 1976 and another built in 1995. Each contains four water turbines connected to electric generators of Script error: No such module "convert"., for a combined generating capacity of Script error: No such module "convert".. The dam's electrical output is connected to the national electrical grid, with most generation occurring during periods of peak demand for electricity.
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- ↑ Peter Beaumont, Water Resource Development in Iran, in The Geographical Journal, Vol. 140, No. 3 (Oct., 1974), pp. 418-431
- ↑ P.T. Shourijed, A Soroush, N. Nemati, A.H Izad-doustdar, Karun River hydropower cascade development and its socio- environmental impacts in L. Berga, et al. (eds), Dams and Reservoirs, Societies and Environment in the 21st Century ..., Volume 1, (2006)
- ↑ Iran Ministry of Energy News Template:Webarchive
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