Tehri Dam
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The Tehri Dam is a multi-purpose rock and earth-fill embankment dam on the Bhagirathi River in New Tehri, Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand, India. With a height of 260.5 m, it is the tallest dam
The dam in 2008
Tehri dam in November 2004
The main power house of Tehri Dam that houses four generators, each capable of producing 250 MW of power
Tehri dam in July 2008
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
Tehri Dam
…Reservoir Total capacity 3.54 km3 (2,870,000 acre⋅ft) (125.03 tmc ft) Surface area 42 km2 (16 sq mi) Power Station Commission date 2006 Type P no Turbines Francis pump turbines Installed capacity 1,000 MW (1,300,000 hp) Planned: 2,400 MW Website www.thdc.co.in The Tehri Dam is a multi-purpose rock and earth-fill embankment dam…
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