The Kaplan turbine is a propeller-type water turbine which has adjustable blades. It was developed in 1913 by Austrian professor Viktor Kaplan, who combined...
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Viktor Kaplan (27 November 1876 – 23 August 1934) was an Austrian engineer and the inventor of the Kaplan turbine. Kaplan was born in Mürzzuschlag, Styria...
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Francis turbine is a type of water turbine. It is an inward-flow reaction turbine that combines radial and axial flow concepts. Francis turbines are the...
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subsidiary of Kaplan, Inc., now known as Purdue University Global Kaplan turbine, a propeller-type water turbine William "Billy" Kaplan-Altman, known...
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turbine is a mixed hydraulic turbine (the inlet velocity has Radial and tangential components) while the Kaplan turbine is an axial hydraulic turbine...
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impulse water turbine. Francis turbine, a type of widely used water turbine. Kaplan turbine, a variation of the Francis Turbine. Turgo turbine, a modified...
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Leobersdorf. Ing. Viktor Kaplan worked at the Leobersdorfer Maschinenfabrik from 1901 to 1903 and developed his idea of the Kaplan turbine there. "Dauersiedlungsraum...
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high volume of water moves through it. Thus, low-head, high-volume Kaplan turbine runners drive generation. United States portal Water portal Renewable...
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flow of 122.4 cubic metres per second. The unit is equipped with a Kaplan turbine and was first synchronized on May 26, 2003. A fish habitat compensation...
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a power plant on the intake for the main canal contains five 50MW Kaplan turbine-generators. The total installed capacity of the power facilities is...
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Micro hydro (section Turbine types)
propeller-type turbine. An alternative to the traditional kaplan turbine is a large diameter, slow turning, permanent magnet, sloped open flow VLH turbine with...
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composed of three vertical-shaft Francis turbine generators (commissioned in 1929) and one vertical-shaft Kaplan turbine generator (commissioned in 1934) operating...
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Polish pool player Valery Kaplan (born 1943), Soviet speed skater Viktor Kaplan, Austrian inventor of the Kaplan turbine Yıldız Kaplan, Turkish model and pop...
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The Kaplan turbines of the Poulaphouca station were delivered by the Swiss manufacturer Ateliers des Charmilles from Geneva, Switzerland. Each turbine has...
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Austrian engineer and locomotive designer. Viktor Kaplan (1876–1934), engineer and inventor of the Kaplan turbine Claudio Arrau (1903–1991), Chilean pianist...
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Deriaz turbine does not follow a full axial nor radial direction but is a diagonal mixture of the two. Deriaz turbines, like Kaplan turbines, can also...
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A cross-flow turbine, Bánki-Michell turbine, or Ossberger turbine is a water turbine developed by the Australian Anthony Michell, the Hungarian Donát...
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Kilkenny 0.1 Inniscarra Lee County Cork 19 1 × 21,000 h.p. Kaplan turbine 1 × 5,800 h.p. Kaplan turbine 52,509 Milford County Carlow 0.29 Owenbeg County Cork...
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noted as defunct. The Port of Koper. Adria Airways Boeing 737-500. Kaplan turbine built by Litostroj. Economy of Slovenia List of banks in Slovenia Armstrong...
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lock was opened, and on September 2, 1994, the first hydroelectric Kaplan turbine began operation. The 20 programmed units functioned for the first time...
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(toe) of the main dam section and contains 3 x 37.5 MW Kaplan turbine and 2 x 24 MW Francis turbine generators for an installed capacity of 259.5 MW. Power...
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module made by STMicroelectronics, Geneva, Switzerland Usage: Kaplan turbine; Francis turbine; small hydropower structures; pumped storage hydroelectric...
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stages can be used to increase power output. A Kaplan turbine is an example of an axial flow turbine. In the figure: U = Blade velocity, Vf = Flow velocity...
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the powerhouse which protects the generating Kaplan turbines. Subsequent to powering the electric turbines, the water drifts back into the Macal River...
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medical discovery. Kaplan turbine was invented by Viktor Kaplan who obtained his first patent for an adjustable blade propeller turbine in 1912. Tent with...
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station and rejoins the River Awe, flowing into Loch Etive. The turbine is of the Kaplan type, designed and constructed by Boving and Company of London...
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77.62944 (Kulhal Power Plant). The power plant contains three 10 MW Kaplan turbine-generators and has a design hydraulic head of 18 m (59 ft). Once discharged...
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