Evaluating of hydropower potential of Sarab Talkh storage dam, Lorestan province

Today, due to population growth, supply of drinking water and energy is one of the most important issues in managing water resources. Environmental protection and limitation of fossil resources have caused human attention to be focused on alternative and clean sources, such as hydroelectric power stations are concerned. Therefore, in this study, the evaluation hydro potential of the Sarab Talkh Reservoir Dam in Lorestan province with the aim of supplying part of drinking water and industrial industry in Khorramabad, which is 55 and 5 million cubic meters per year, using the WIP model in a statistical period of 45-Year-old (1965-2010) were investigated. First, Man-Kendall nonparametric test method was used to study the data process. Then, to simulate the hydroelectric potential of the Sarab bakh reservoir, 6 dead level, 6 normal level and 3 different function factors were selected. The results of the trend analysis showed that the discharge rate did not follow a particular trend and was random. Also, the results of Simulation of hydroelectric potential of Sarab balkh dam, with the aim of providing drinking water and industry and economic analysis of operating costs, showed that normal level in comparison with dead level have had a greater impact on energy production and dead level 1424 and normal level 1449 meters of sea level were selected as the optimal number