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Definition of Francis turbine
1. Noun. A type of hydroelectric turbine.
Medical Definition of Francis turbine
1. A water-powered turbine used to transform water falling vertically to mechanical (rotating) energy. (05 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Francis Turbine
Literary usage of Francis turbine
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Engineering Index Annual for by American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1907)
"73832 D. The Distribution of Pressure in the francis turbine. and the Pressure
on the Step (Die Druckverhältnisse in der francis turbine und der Druck auf ..."
2. Hydraulics and Its Applications by Arnold Hartley Gibson (1908)
"THE francis turbine. The next important step in turbine development was due to
JB Francis (1849), who, placing the guide vanes outside the wheel, ..."
3. Illustrated Technical Dictionary in Six Languages, English, German, French by Kurt Deinhardt, Alfred Schlomann (1921)
"... bine (f) mit senkrechter Welle quadruple francis turbine with vertical shaft
turbine(f) quadruple, système Francis, a axe vertical ..."
4. Transactions of the International Engineering Congress, 1915 (1916)
"Characteristics of Operation of Modern francis turbine, K, Sept. 5, 1912.
Change of Characteristics with Change of Size of Runner, L, No. 32, 1909. ..."
5. Hydraulic Turbines: With a Chapter on Centrifugal Pumps by Robert Long Daugherty (1920)
"Compute the values of <t>e and c. for the francis turbine in the preceding ...
Compute the hydraulic efficiency of the francis turbine of problem (15) using ..."
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