Tag:generator:type=francis_turbine
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 generator:type = francis_turbine
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Francis turbine 
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Francis turbine is a type of water turbine that was developed by James B. Francis in Lowell, Massachusetts. It is an inward-flow reaction turbine that combines radial and axial flow concepts.
Side-view cutaway of a vertical Francis turbine. Here water enters horizontally in a spiral shaped pipe (penstock) wrapped around the outside of the turbine's rotating runner and exits vertically down through the center of the turbine.
Cut-away view, with guide vanes (yellow) at full flow setting
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- power=generator (obligatory)
- generator:source=hydro (obligatory)
- name=* (obligatory)
- generator:output:electricity=*
- generator:method=*