FSX - Iguassu Falls - Part 4.mpg
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Uploaded by cicerolcc on Nov 29, 2010
Itaipu Dam and Iguassu Falls Scenery for Flight Simulator (FSX) by Cicero Costa (www.Terra-Brasilis.org)
The Itaipu Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Paraná River located on the border between Brazil and Paraguay. The name "Itaipu" was taken from an isle that existed near the construction site. In the Guarani language, Itaipu means "the sound of a stone". The American composer Philip Glass has also written a symphonic cantata named Itaipu, in honour of the structure.
The dam is the structure (concrete, rockfill and earthfill) that serves to harness the water and obtain the difference in levels of 120 m (rated gross head) that permits the operation of the turbines. The upper part of the main dam contains the water intakes; structures with gates that permit the water, after passing through them and through the penstocks, to reach the spiral casing where it turns the turbine.
The Itaipu dam is 7,919 meters long (counting the Hernandarias dike) with a maximum height of 196 meters, equivalent to a 65-story building. It consumed 12.3 million cubic meters of concrete, while the iron and steel employed would permit the construction of 380 Eiffel Towers: dimensions that transformed the power plant into a reference with respect to concrete studies and dam safety.
Itaipu takes its commitment to environmental conservation so seriously that its environmental initiatives are considered a model for the electricity industry, winning awards and earning international accreditation.
The company received its top decoration for its environmental efforts in 2005, when it was presented the Earth Charter Award.
The Cultivating Good Water program was one of the four winning experiences among 30 worldwide practices that communicate and apply the Earth Charter's principles and values.
More about it: Wikipedia and http://www.itaipu.gov.br/en
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nice !
piotsim 3 months ago
Nota 10, muito bom, parabéns.
HighTechGG 1 year ago