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Kaplan Turbine
Society: ASME Main Category: Mechanical, Electric Sub Category: Water Era: 1920-1929 DateCreated: 1929 Metropolitan Edison Power Co. Muhlenberg State: PA Zip: 19605 Country: USA Website: http://www.asme.org/about-asme/history/landmarks/topics-a-l/electric-power-production-water/-57-kaplan-turbine-%281929%29 Creator: Kaplan, Viktor
This Kaplan turbine is one of the first three machines to be put into service in the United States. Named for its Austrian inventor, Viktor Kaplan (1876-1934), the turbine was an outstanding innovation, operating with a high, nearly constant efficiency over a wide load range. The machine was built by S. Morgan Smith Company of York, Pennsylvania.
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1980
Image Credit: Public Domain (United States Arm0 Image Caption: Kaplan Turbine Era_date_from: 1929
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Kaplan Turbine

This Kaplan turbine is one of the first three machines to be put into service in the United States. Named for its Austrian inventor, Viktor Kaplan (1876-1934), the turbine was an outstanding innovation, operating with a high, nearly constant efficiency over a wide load range. The machine was built… Read More

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