CASE STUDY: A PENSTOCK FOR THE AGES 18585 Samuels Road | Zachary, LA 70791 | 225.658.6166 | thompsonpipegroup.com2 BACKGROUND As part of the Franquelin River Hydroelectric Project in Quebec, Canada, Owner/Engineer/Contractor Axor Group needed 1,370 LF of penstock pipe for their 9.9-MW power station. PROBLEM: CONVENTIONAL STEEL OR FRP? Axor’s original design of the project specified 110-inch–diameter steel pipe. However, with the introduction o

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