Abstract
The first record of water wheels dates back to ancient Greece. Over the next several centuries the technology spread all over the world. The process of arriving at the design of the modern Francis runner lasted from 1848 to approximately 1920. Though the modern Francis runner has little resemblance to the original turbines designed by James B. Francis in 1848, it became know as the Francis turbine around 1920, in honor of his many contributions to hydraulic engineering analysis and design. The modern Francis turbine is the most widely used turbine design today, particularly for medium head and large flow rate situations, and can achieve over 95% efficiency.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Article number | 012020 |
| Journal | IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science |
| Volume | 22 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2014 |
| Event | 27th IAHR Symposium on Hydraulic Machinery and Systems, IAHR 2014 - Montreal, Canada Duration: Sep 22 2014 → Sep 26 2014 |
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- Earth and Planetary Sciences(all)
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Major historical developments in the design of water wheels and Francis hydroturbines. / Lewis, B. J.; Cimbala, John Michael; Wouden, A. M.
In: IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, Vol. 22, 012020, 01.01.2014.Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article
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N2 - The first record of water wheels dates back to ancient Greece. Over the next several centuries the technology spread all over the world. The process of arriving at the design of the modern Francis runner lasted from 1848 to approximately 1920. Though the modern Francis runner has little resemblance to the original turbines designed by James B. Francis in 1848, it became know as the Francis turbine around 1920, in honor of his many contributions to hydraulic engineering analysis and design. The modern Francis turbine is the most widely used turbine design today, particularly for medium head and large flow rate situations, and can achieve over 95% efficiency.
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