Gantry Crane for HydroPower Station

The gantry crane for hydropower station is mainly used for hydraulic equipment transport, installation and maintenance of hydropower generating units. This crane can be a gantry type, bridge type (for handling turbine), or an open winch.

This kind of gantry crane is commonly seen on dam top and employed to lift floodgates or spillway gates (also as spillway gate gantry crane), trash rack, and for hydropower equipment maintenance, also cleans debris in front of the gate, etc.

Features of Gantry Crane for Hydro Power Station:

1．Windproof rail clamp are equipped under the gantry leg;

2. The sling moves up and down along the gate slot or around the hinge of the gate;

3. The opening and closing of the gate in the movable water is related to the size of the load and the water hydrodynamic pressure;

4. For large span gate, it needs double lifting points and keep synchronization;

5. Large Lifting capacity, low speed, low work level, generally not more than 4 m/min, only for some quick gate, it can reach 10-14 m/min;

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