Hydraulic Turbines — Study Resources & PYQs
Operating principles and applications of hydraulic turbines.
- Estimated study time: 60 minutes
Study resources
- NPTEL/SWAYAM - Fluid Machines (IIT Kharagpur) (Article) — Weeks 2-6 of this NPTEL course cover hydraulic impulse and reaction turbines, and both rotodynamic and reciprocating pumps in detail.
- Virtual Labs (Govt. of India, NITK) - Reciprocating Pump (Article) — Government of India Virtual Labs initiative: theory, types (plunger/diaphragm/piston) and working of reciprocating pumps with an online simulation.
- Hydraulic Turbines – Pelton, Francis, Kaplan (Article) — Explains all hydraulic turbine types: Pelton (high head >300m), Francis (medium head 40–600m), Kaplan (low head <40m), and crossflow/Banki turbines. Covers specific speed concept, turbine selection c…
- Hydraulic Turbines – Pelton, Francis, Kaplan (Video) — IIT Roorkee NPTEL Hydro Energy lectures covering Pelton wheel (high head, low flow), Francis turbine (medium head/flow), and Kaplan turbine (low head, high flow). Turbine selection criteria based on…
Taught in these subjects
- BASICS OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING — BMET22 · Government College of Engineering and Technology, Jammu
- Energy Resources — EET-2506 · Government College of Engineering and Technology, Jammu