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In this chapter, we discuss the different types of hydraulic turbines for electric power plants. We analyse their main characteristics in order to understand in which range of head and flow rate they can be used efficiently. We also discuss bulb turbines for tidal energy plants and reversible pump-turbines for pumped storage plants.
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Dick, E. (2015). Hydraulic Turbines. In: Fundamentals of Turbomachines. Fluid Mechanics and Its Applications, vol 109. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9627-9_9
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