内容提要：

This book is one of the major courses for specialty of hydropower engineering.Hydropower is the most important renewable and green energy,with great developmentprospects in the developing countries.It contains 4 parts with 13 chapters,in whichthe basic concepts,basic theories,design principles,and analysis methods on turbines,water conveyance system,hydraulic transients,and powerhouses are elaboratedby incorporating many practical examples.This book can be used not only asthe textbook for undergraduates in relevant specialties,but also as a reference bookfor engineers in design institutions.