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Description: A propeller runner of a hydroelectric turbine A fixed-blade turbine runner 15 feet 10 inches (4826 mm) diameter rated 28000 HP (20880 kW). In 59 years of service this runner produced 7.5 terawatthours of energy. This runner was installed at Manitoba Hydro's Great Falls generating station. This runner is on display at the Manitoba Electrical Museum, Winnipeg. Note the fixed attachment of the roots of the propeller blades to the hub - this angle is not adjustable, unlike a Kaplan turbine.
Title: HydroelectricTurbineRunner
Credit: own work by Wtshymanski http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:HydroelectricTurbineRunner.png
Author: Wtshymanski
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