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Deyang DongSen
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CE ISO TUV
Model Number:
Kaplan Turbine
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Brief Introduction
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 automatically adjusted propeller blades with automatically adjusted wicket gates to achieve efficiency over a wide range of flow and water level.
The Kaplan turbine was an evolution of the Francis turbine. Its invention allowed efficient power production in low-head applications which was not possible with Francis turbines. The head ranges from 10 to 70 metres (33 to 230 ft) and the output ranges from 5 to 200 MW. Runner diameters are between 2 and 11 metres (6 ft 7 in and 36 ft 1 in). Turbines rotate at a constant rate, which varies from facility to facility. That rate ranges from as low as 54.5 rpm (Albeni Falls Dam) to 450 rpm.
Kaplan turbines are now widely used throughout the world in high-flow, low-head power production.
Applications
Kaplan turbines are widely used throughout the world for electrical power production. They cover the lowest head hydro sites and are especially suited for high flow conditions.
Inexpensive micro turbines on the Kaplan turbine model are manufactured for individual power production designed for 3 m of head which can work with as little as 0.3 m of head at a highly reduced performance provided sufficient water flow.
Large Kaplan turbines are individually designed for each site to operate at the highest possible efficiency, typically over 90%. They are very expensive to design, manufacture and install, but operate for decades.
They have recently found a new application in offshore wave energy generation, see Wave Dragon.
Data Parameters
| Type | Kaplan Turbine |
| Frequency | 50HZ/60HZ |
| Layout Pattern | Horizontal or Vertical |
| Excitation | Brushless or Static excitation system |
| Blade Material | Stainless steel or Carbon steel |
| Power Range | 300KW~50MW |
This belongs to customized products. We could design products according to your requirement. All of our products are strictly
designed and manufactured under ISO9001 quality management system and TUV, BV.
Please can you send me below parameters, so our engineers could support your project?
Where is the plant?
1.Design head: ___m
2.Design flow: ___m³/s
3.Frequency: 50Hz or 60Hz?
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