Kaplan, K.

Japanese: Kaplan,K.(英語表記)KaplanK
Kaplan, K.

…Usually, the runner blades are opened and closed automatically by hydraulic pressure at the same time as the guide vanes are opened and closed. This type of automatically adjusting adjustable blade propeller turbine was invented by Victor Kaplan (1876-1934) of Austria around 1912, so it is also called a Kaplan turbine. It is used for low heads of a few meters to about 80 meters, and is often a vertical shaft structure. …

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Japanese:

…通常,案内羽根の開閉と同時に油圧により自動的にランナー羽根の開閉が行われる。このような自動調整形式の可動羽根プロペラ水車は,1912年ころオーストリアのカプランVictor Kaplan(1876‐1934)により考案されたので,カプラン水車とも呼ばれている。数mから80m程度までの低落差に用いられ,立軸構造が多い。…

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