The Klammstein Hydropower Station

The Klammstein Hydropower Station, located in the city of Lend, State of Salzburg, Austria, was built in the early 1940s. Achen Kraftwerke AG, the current operator, decided to increase the water flow rate of the water main from 15 to 19 m³/s. However, for this purpose the pressure tunnel, the controller and some of the valves had to be refurbished as all essential components dated back to the 1940s.

But precisely 14 weeks before the scheduled re-commissioning of the power plant, it was found – after a detailed survey – that the original pipe-burst safety valve did not meet the new requirements. The standard delivery time for new pipe-burst safety valves in the desired dimension and rating (DN 2400, PN 6), however, usually lies between six and twelve months, depending on the supplier.

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