Francis turbine runner in Grand Coulee Dam

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EngineeringEnglish · 1 year ago

A Francis turbine runner being installed at Grand Coulee Dam, Washington state, USA. The damn has 27 Francis turbines of various sizes, plus 6 additional pump-generators, for a combined electrical generating capacity of 6,809 megawatts.

Photo from the US Bureau of Reclamation (Source)

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