Description
Material
Steel plate/Stainless steel
Shaft type
Vertical/Horizontal
Power range
50KW-50MW
Speed range
150RPM-1000RPM
Inlet direction
Vertical/Horizontal
Frequency
50hz/60hz
Efficiency
85%-93%
Runner range
30cm-300cm
Guide vane
Counter Weight
Spiral casing type
Metal/Concrete
Application
On-grid/Off-grid
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General Introduction
A Francis turbine is a type of reaction turbine used most frequently in medium-scale or large-scale hydroelectric plants. These turbines can be used for heads as low as 2 meters and as high as 300 meters. Additionally, these turbines are beneficial as they work equally well when positioned horizontally as they do when they are oriented vertically. Francis turbines are the most frequently used turbines for hydropower plants. The water going through a Francis turbine loses pressure, but stays at more or less the same speed, so it would be considered a reaction turbine.
Water enters these turbines radially meaning that it enters the turbine perpendicular to the rotational axis. Once entering the turbine, the water always flows inwards, towards the center. Once the water has flown through the turbine, it exits axially -parallel to the rotational axis. Francis turbines were the first hydraulic turbines that had a radial inflow, designed by American scientist James Francis.
Francis Turbine Design
Francis turbines have a fairly simplistic design. A flat, circular plate is attached to a rotating shaft that rests on this plate
vertically. The plate itself has curved blades on it, and this combined unit of blades, plate, and rotating shaft are known
collectively as the runner. Surrounding the runner is a channel known as a volute. The volute is simply a curved tube that
diminishes in size as it approaches the runner, slightly resembling a snail shell. Blades known as guide vanes do not move, and are set into the inner surface of the volute. These vanes serve the purpose of directing the water through the volute to the runner at an appropriate angle. The designs of these turbines can result in efficiencies as high as 95%, but only in optimum conditions. Water must enter the turbine at the appropriate speed and direction for the runner blades to operate properly.
Francis Turbine Products
As the one of the professional hydro power solution providers, we can provide all-customer customized hydro power equipment as per their project data. Please provide us the project water head and flow, power voltage and frequency for our proposal.
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14+ years experience – Dongturbo works as a complete power generation solution supplier more than 14 years
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400+ Units – We have provided more than 400 units to customers in China and around the world 2. How to get the quote?
Please inform us the following information:
* Capacity of steam turbine
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* Please inform the speed, frequency and voltage you required.
It is very important that buyer provide the information as much as they can to get the best quotation.
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Our products need to go through more than 3 tests before leaving the factory, and notify customers of the test results
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5. How about the shipment?
Shipment by sea and by air are accepted, it depends on the volume of the order.
6. What about after sales services?
We will respond within 24 hours after the customer raises the question
7. How about packaging?
Standard export wooden case, iron frame and another seaworthy packaging.
8. How long is it the delivery time?
We ship our goods to China’s export coast. We can’t decide the time needed for other transportation, but the manufacturing time can be discussed, and it directly depends on the order volume and necessity like urgent or normal.
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