turgo water turbine
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The turgo water turbine is a type of impulse turbine used for moderately high heads of water. Unlike the Pelton turbine, where the jet strikes the runner buckets tangentially, the turgo turbine's jet impinges at an oblique angle on the runner from one side and exits on the other. This design allows the jet to maintain a single path through the runner. While impulse turbines convert the potential energy of water into kinetic energy through a nozzle, the turgo type is particularly suited for medium-sized units and operates efficiently under specific hydraulic conditions. Water turbines, in general, convert the energy of flowing water into mechanical energy, primarily for electricity generation.12
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