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Kaplan Turbines. Understanding the Giants of Hydroelectricity

This video shows how a Kaplan turbine functions, explaining the fluid mechanics basics as to understand concepts. Kaplan turbines are the main machines in big hydropower plants.

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hydropower plant, hydraulics, fluid mechanics, Kaplan turbine
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Material Type:
Animation
Date Added to MERLOT:
November 24, 2025
Date Modified in MERLOT:
November 29, 2025
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Submitter:
Eduardo Montero
Primary Audience:
Grade School, High School, College General Ed, College Upper Division, Graduate School, Professional
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Video
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Web browser
Language:
English
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No
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