Improving Performance & Decreasing Cost

Full-Scale Prototype Unit Research

  • —Predict and test unit design configurations for optimal performance
  • —Test operating characteristics under simulated river flow conditions
  • —Develop and test next-level efficiency enhancing designs
Increase Performance

Manufacturing / Assembly / Installation Objectives

  • —Modular unit construction
  • —Single truck transportability / Single-point crane lift
  • —Assess utilization of biologically-inert composite materials
  • —Incorporate flexibility for single unit design for multiple dam configurations
  • —Design for ease of maintenance and enhanced river safety