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Kaplan turbine |
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Kaplan turbine [′kap·lən ‚tər·bən] (mechanical engineering) A propeller-type hydraulic turbine in which the positions of the runner blades and the wicket gates are adjustable for load change with sustained efficiency. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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For each of these two run-of-river plants, GE will build and install a Kaplan turbine runner with a GE-developed design that uses water instead of oil inside the runner hub to reduce the risk of oil spillage into the environment during operation or maintenance. |
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