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…
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…
Spherical Valves are installed as special shut-off valves for high pressure water at the end of the penstock most commonly used in front of the turbine. The main function of this type of valve is to shut-off the penstock during normal shutdown or automatically in case of emergency due to a turbine malfunction or a…
With more than 100 clients and 70 covered countries, Vortex Hydra is one of the major players in both residential construction and renewable energy industries. Innovation and engineering are the two main keywords of this company, combined with the strong international orientation which, over the years, has led Vortex Hydra to be one of the…
Miter gates are the most used hydraulic closures in inland navigation locks. Their history dates back to the 15th century, when Leonardo da Vinci invented the first version of this hydraulic solution. The purpose of these gates is to allow boats navigating on a water flow to bypass obstructive structures creating different water levels. …
Vortex Hydra is pleased to present its production of Radial Gates. The gates, in hydraulic engineering, are movable barriers for controlling the passage of fluid through a channel, like a river or a canal, where usually there are a pair of gates at each end. The radial gates or tainter gates are similar in principle,…
The purpose of a butterfly valve is to regulate or isolate the flow of different type of fluid, gas or solid material and they have applications across several industries. What characterizes most of the butterfly valves used on dams and hydroelectric plants is their significant dimension and subsequently the very high pressure that the valves…
This has been a challenging year for all of us people fighting for their country, for their business and for their loved ones. It has put our community and every one of us to the test requiring us to be tenacious, inventive, strong, and resourceful. We have tackled this pandemic by relying on our…
XXXV CONGRESO NACIONAL DE INGENIERÍASociedad Colombiana de Ingenieros 11-13 March 2020 Hotel las AmericasCartagena – Colombia We wait for you at our booth nr B4 VISIT THE EXHIBITION WEBSITE: https://sci.org.co/
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Vortex Hydra supplies 4 SPHERICAL VALVES TO HYDRO ENERGIA SRL We are pleased to announce that last September Vortex Hydra was awarded the tender for the supply of 4 spherical valves DN700 PN64 to Hydro Energia S.r.l. (Part of Riva Calzoni S.p.A.). The new valves will replace the existing ones in the power stations at…
A brief history of the evolution of Vortex technology in these 50 years. Project calculations were done with a slide rule which meant you had to concentrate hard and not get distracted because it takes no account of the zeros in multiplication and division The birth of the tile plants In 69 we…
