Narude Dam
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The Narude Dam is a gravity dam on the Shō River about 22 km south of Nanto on the border of Toyama and Gifu Prefectures, Japan. It was constructed between 1950 and 1952. The dam has an associated 97
Downstream face
Francis turbine
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The Francis turbine is a type of water turbine. It is an inward-flow reaction turbine that combines radial and axial flow concepts. Francis turbines are the most common water turbine in use, and can a
Francis inlet scroll at the Grand Coulee Dam
Side-view cutaway of a vertical Francis turbine. Here water enters horizontally in a spiral-shaped pipe (spiral case) wrapped around the outside of the turbine's rotating runner and exits vertically down through the center of the turbine.
Pawtucket Gatehouse in Lowell, Massachusetts; site of the first Francis turbine
Francis Runner, Grand Coulee Dam