美国陆军工程师团经管运行的有344台水轮机,有些水轮机运行已超过50年。某些机组曾经历过重大的运行问题。为获得满意的解决,在工程师团成员、设计者、制造者和运行人员之间的有效合作是必需的。美国陆军工程师团已建成的水力发电设施遍布全美国,现在仍有70％在运行。其规模可从弗吉尼亚州罗诺克河上的14MW费尔波特水电站起,到位于华盛顿州和俄勒冈州哥伦比亚河上的2200 There are 344 turbines operated by the US Army Corps of Engineers and some have been in operation for more than 50 years. Some units have experienced significant operational problems. In order to be satisfactorily resolved, effective cooperation among team members, designers, manufacturers and operators is essential. The United States Army Corps of Engineers has completed the construction of hydroelectric facilities throughout the United States, is still 70% in operation. It ranges in size from the 14MW Fairport on the Roanoke River in Virginia to 2200 on the Columbia River in Washington State and Oregon