Rajesh Pradhan 200301161020

Laxmidhar Das 200301161017

Guided By:- Debashree
PROJECT :

KAPLAN TURBINE
Content :
What is Kaplan turbine.

Main parts of a Kaplan

turbine.

Working principle.

Advantages.

Disadvantages.
 WHAT IS KAPLAN TURBINE
The Kaplan turbine is a great development of
early 19th century.
Invented by prof .Viktor Kaplan of Austria
during 1913-1922.
The Kaplan is of the propeller type ,similar to
an airplane propeller.
Kaplan turbine is a head turbine and used for
heads of less than 80 meters.
It is pure axial flow turbine uses basic
areofoil theory.
Main Parts of a Kaplan Turbine
Scroll Casing:
It is the Casing in which guides the water and control the water
passage.
Guide Vanes:
It is the blade in which guides the water and control the water passage.

Draft Tube:
After passing through the runner the water is discharged to the tail
race through a gradually expanding tube .
Runner :

It is connected to the shaft of the generator.

Hub :

It is the part of the runner in which blades are mounted .

Working Principle:
Water under pressure flush draft tube through the guide vanes
and falls on the adjustable blades, which enables adjust the
flow.

After crossing propeller is the kinetic energy of water

converted into rotational motion shaft .

The shaft powered generator producing electric power.

Advantages:-
 It can be used for the sites having very low head.
 The advantages of the double regulated turbines is that they
can be used in a wider field.
 At part loads there is reduced loss of efficiency.
 Kaplan turbine has efficiency up to 90 %.
 Because of small dimensions of the power house there is
saving in excavation and civil engineering work.
Disadvantages:-

 Leakage of water into generator chamber and

condensation are source of trouble.

 Cost is very high for maintenance.

Conclusion :
The Kaplan turbine is mainly used in electrical power
production all around the word where the conditions very
but usually where there is low hydraulic head.
Kaplan turbine are widely use in tidal power since the
hydraulic head is still low even with high tide.