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4.2.6 Post Processing of Output DataThe result at this stage contains numerous potential sites for small-scale hydropowerthat, for different reasons, are inaccessible or unusable. To exclude these areas weapplied a mask-grid on the algorithm-output by using the ArcGIS raster calculatorfunction. The mask-areas are:o National Parks – derived from the Land use layer. The national parks areprotected areas, mostly containing tropical rainforests.o Electrified areas – derived from the Administrative layer. These areas arerepresented of major towns. They are already connected to the existing grid andare therefore in no need of small-scale hydropower.o Surrounding Countries – derived from national borders in the Administrativelayer. A number of potential sites are situated in the neighboring countries,because the geographical input data exceeds the borders of Uganda.4.3 Evaluation of Potential SitesWhen the GIS-analysis was finished, the result had to be evaluated in order to determinethe quality. The evaluation was performed during three weeks in the study area, coveringapproximately 3000 square kilometres. Due to the inability to unhindered visit all sites inthe terrain, we decided to evaluate sites in vicinity of roads and smaller villages. Weestimated to be able to evaluate at least 25 sites. Due to our economic situation, thepossibility to travel with a 4X4-car was excluded; instead we used a small Chinese-mademotorcycle.The purpose of the evaluation was to validate that the result coincides with reality. Thiswas done by controlling a) that the stream had a head of at least 20 meters over adistance of 100 meters and b) that there was a permanent flow in the stream. To furtherestimate the power potential of the site, we measured the flow of the stream.4.3.1 Head MeasurementsTo validate the required head of 20 meters over a distance of 100 meters, we used ahand-held sighting meter (see Figure 4.11). They are often called inclinometers or Abneylevels and can be accurate if used by an experienced person, but it is easy to makemistakes and double-checking is recommended. Because they are small and hand-held,the error will depend on the skill of the user, but will typically be between 2% and 10%.44
To measure the slope of a potential site one of us walked 100 meters either up-river ordown-river, depending on our start point. To measure the distance we used a 20-metertape measure. When reaching the 100-meter point, one of us used the inclinometer andtook sight on the other person’s eyes. The angles are then put into Equation 4.2 tocalculate the height difference between us. At sites with very difficult terrain, we had todivide the measurements into steps, as can be seen in Figure 4.11.h=nL nsinαn(4.2)where h n is head, L n is distance between measuring points and α n is the angle ofinclination (Fraenkel et al., 1991).Figure 4.11 Inclinometer and measuring technique. Source:Fraenkel et al., 1991.4.3.2 On-Site Measurements of FlowWhen measuring the flow of the rivers in our evaluation, we used the principle of lettinga cross-sectional profile of the streambed be charted for a known length of the stream(see Figure 4.12). We used a slightly modified approach compared to the describedmethod, because of limited resources and time. Instead of charting the complete profileof the streambed, we let one measurement in the middle of the stream represent theheight of a triangle-shaped cross-section (see Equation 4.3).45
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