The feasibility of using siphons to drain glacial lakes to provide electrical power to remote communities in Bhutan
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Som Gurung Thesis
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This study developed a scientific basis for the feasibility of using siphons to drain glacial lakes and provide power to the remote mountain communities in Bhutan. The results from the intensive laboratory and field experiments proved the viability of siphons in de-watering glacial lakes under practical local conditions. Analysis of data were used to design curves to inform the field results and application of siphons as a smart siphon. The findings of the study support decision makers in reducing the risk of floods due to glacial lake outburst in communities downstream of the glacial lakes and thus contribute to Gross National Happiness in Bhutan.
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| ID Code: | 207961 |
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| Item Type: | QUT Thesis (PhD) |
| Supervisor: | Dawes, Les & Hughes, Stephen |
| Keywords: | Debris, Disaster, Flooding, Glacial lakes, Moraine, Siphon, Micro-hydro, Glacial outburst flood, Happiness, Wellbeing |
| DOI: | 10.5204/thesis.eprints.207961 |
| Divisions: | Past > QUT Faculties & Divisions > Science & Engineering Faculty Current > Schools > School of Civil & Environmental Engineering |
| Institution: | Queensland University of Technology |
| Deposited On: | 15 Sep 2021 02:33 |
| Last Modified: | 29 Sep 2021 02:29 |
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