CHUCAS DAM

Design, manufacture and installation of two Ø700 Howell-Bunger fixed cone valves for ecological flow

Client: ENEL GREEN POWER

Location: CHUCAS, COSTA RICA

Work execution period: 2014 – 2016

Water head: 54 mWC

The newly built Chucas dam is located near San Jose, Costa Rica. INHISA HIDRAULICA S.A. designed, manufactured and installed two Ø700 Howell-Bunger-type fixed cone valves to enable proper regulation of ecological flows.

The work performed involved:

  • Design, fabrication and installation of two Howell-Bunger-type fixed cone valves with a Ø700 concentrator.
  • Design, fabrication and installation of hydraulic power units, electrical command and control desks and installations.
  • Design and manufacture of a standalone hydraulic power unit for emergencies.