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Rotor of a Propeller Turbine

J.M. Voith GmbH, Heidenheim1926

Deutsches Museum

Deutsches Museum
Munich, Germany

The rotor was used in the Kachlet/Danube power station run by the Rhein-Main-Donau AG from 1927 to 1962. Like Kaplan turbines, propeller turbines are used for high-flow, low-head applications.
Head: 7,65 m
Flow rate: 87,5 m³/s
Rpm: 75 min-1
Wattage: 6,25 MW (8500 PS)
Mass: 21 t
Diameter: 4,6 m

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  • Title: Rotor of a Propeller Turbine
  • Creator: J.M. Voith GmbH, Heidenheim
  • Date: 1926
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