SMÅKRAFTDAGANE: 27-29 March, 2023!
Småkraftdagane 2023, 27-29 March, 2023 at the Quality Hotel Evard Grieg in Sandsli, 4 km from Bergen Airport Fesland, Norway We wait for you at our booth N. 35 COME AND VISIT US!
Maintenance Program for the Sassenage Hydroelectric Power Plant
As part of a maintenance program for the Sassenage hydroelectric power plant (France), Hydrostadium – Subsidiary of the EDF Group launched in 2018 a call for tender for the supply of a DN500 PN68 rotative ball valve, for which Vortex Hydra Srl turned out to be the successful contractor. The supply included the manufacture of…
Butterfly, Spherical and Fixed Cone Valves: differences
These three kinds of valves are different in many ways: design, functioning and objective of the valve. Now we’re going to see the main differences. Butterfly Valves The first valve we want to analyze is the Butterfly type. In this case there are several applications, it is possible to use them for example…
Hydrovision International – JULY 12-14, 2022 | DENVER, CO, USA
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Vortex Hydra’s quality
Vortex Hydra, 50 years of evolution and experience for generating solutions and new ideas for developing products, machines and plants. The VH Group was established in 1967 thanks to the initiative of a team of engineers that decided to enter business to address the growing market of industrial automation. The strength of this company is…
Which are Vortex Hydra’s main activities?
With 70 covered countries, over 70 clients and more than 100 installed valves, Vortex Hyrda has been generating solutions and new ideas for developing products, machinery and plants for over 50 years. Vortex Hydra has become an international design specialist of concrete roof tile manufacturing and hydraulic engineering, focusing on developing equipment for water control…
Bottom Outlet Bonnetted Gates: structure and characteristics
For the “Custom Made Hydromechanical Equipment” category, Vortex Hydra presents the Bottom Outlet Bonneted Gates. These types of structures are high pressure gates that are employed as a safety device during dams general maintenance operations. Located at the bottom of the dam’s basin, they consist of a pressurized pipe that is closed by twin sliding…
Discover our Fixed Cone Valves
What is a Fixed Cone Valve? Fixed Cone Valves are used to regulate flow from dams and reservoirs. It’s a free discharge valve that is commonly used as a turbine bypass valve, reservoir drain, or continuous discharge flow control valve. This type of valve dissipates enormous amounts of energy by breaking down the water…
Stoplogs: functioning, structure and different types
What are Stoplogs? Stoplogs are hydraulic engineering control elements that are used in floodgates to adjust the water level, to protect and secure during maintenance and to discharge in a river, canal or reservoir. They are individually lowered one on top of other via a vertical guide system to a predeterminate height, to fit the…
Flap Gates: structure, functioning and different types
What is a flap gate? A flap gate is a flow control device that functions as a check valve, allowing water to flow through it in only one direction. These special gates are mainly employed to control the flow of water through flood barriers, reservoirs and rivers. Structure of the gates The flap gate…