The 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...

for water turbine design. The Francis turbine, named for him, is the first modern water turbine. It is still the most widely used water turbine in the world...

impulse water turbine. Francis turbine, a type of widely used water turbine. Kaplan turbine, a variation of the Francis Turbine. Turgo turbine, a modified...

Francis turbine converts energy at high pressure heads which are not easily available and hence a turbine was required to convert the energy at low pressure...

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James Bicheno Francis (May 18, 1815 – September 18, 1892) was a British-American civil engineer, who invented the Francis turbine. James Francis was born in...

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behaves in a similar manner to that of a Francis turbine. The function of a PAT is comparable to that of any turbine, to convert kinetic and pressure energy...

the Visitor Center contains many historical photos, geological samples, turbine and dam models, and a theater. The building was designed by Marcel Breuer...

The Turgo turbine is an impulse water turbine designed for medium head applications. Operational Turgo turbines achieve efficiencies of about 87%. In...

A steam turbine is a machine that extracts thermal energy from pressurized steam and uses it to do mechanical work on a rotating output shaft. Its modern...

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power station which is located underground. It contains two 82.5 MW Francis turbine-generators. Water released from the power station is returned to the...

A radial turbine is a turbine in which the flow of the working fluid is radial to the shaft. The difference between axial and radial turbines consists...

was complete in 2004. The last two of the 250 megawatts (340,000 hp) Francis turbine-generators went online in March 2004. It is owned by SJVN. The scheduling...

6 × 150 megawatts (200,000 hp) reversible Francis-pump turbines for pumped-storage operation (each Turbine can pump 200 cumecs) and the right bank semi-underground...

decommissioned and left in place, while 3 was replaced with a new 3 MW Francis turbine unit that started operation in 1992. The plant operates with a head...

force components of both radial and axial types. A Francis turbine is an example of a mixed-flow turbine. Turbomachines can finally be classified on the...

equipped with 2 x 375 MW Francis turbine-generators and 11 x 400 MW turbines. The total installed capacity with all turbine-generators will be 5,150 MW...

010,000 hp) power station contains four 187.5-megawatt (251,400 hp) Francis turbine–generators. A pumped-storage hydroelectricity power plant with a capacity...

time. This type is efficient at full gate, but at partial gate some Francis turbine designs are more efficient. The usual orientation of the wheel was...

generators. Each generator is driven by a 254,000 horsepower vertical-axis Francis turbine. The gross hydraulic head is 510 feet (160 m). The units were installed...

station will contain four 205 MW Francis turbines and the auxiliary power station will contain one 30 MW Francis turbine. The installed capacity of both...

made by STMicroelectronics, Geneva, Switzerland Usage: Kaplan turbine; Francis turbine; small hydropower structures; pumped storage hydroelectric facilities...

is discharged from the Koyna Dam for irrigation purpose. It has two Francis turbine units of 20 MW each. This powerhouse is run according to the irrigation...

the main dam and contains two 60 MW Francis turbine-generators for an installed capacity of 120 MW. Each turbine receives water via a 6 m (20 ft) diameter...

a turbine's runner and used to utilize the kinetic energy available with water at the exit of the runner. This draft tube at the end of the turbine increases...

when the last of the main water turbines in the underground plant began production. Each of the main water turbines has a capacity of 700 MW. Combining...

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...