Saturday, November 14, 2009

Turbine Runner Type in Hydroelectricity Power Plant

Turbine Runner Type in Hydroelectricity
Various types of water turbine runners.
From left to right: Pelton Wheel, two types of Francis Turbine and Kaplan Turbine

Type of water turbines in hydro are as below:

1) Reaction turbines
1.1 Francis
1.2 Kaplan, propeller, bulb, tube, straflo
1.3 Tyson, Gorlov (Freeflow types)
1.4 Water wheel
1.5 Archimedean screw turbine

2) Impulse turbines
2.1 Pelto
2.2 Turgo
2.3 Michell-Banki (crossflow/ ossberger turbine)

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