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Principles of Sustainable Energy Systems, Second Edition, 2nd Edition
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Principles of Sustainable Energy Systems, Second Edition, 2nd Edition

by Frank Kreith, Susan Krumdieck
August 2013
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
790 pages
30h 5m
English
CRC Press
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61Introduction to Sustainable Energy
© 2008 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC
turbine to match the power generation to the load on the grid at a constant rotational
speed. Sluice gates slide up or down to control the water ow from the reservoir into
the penstocks. The water intake to the penstocks can be from the top or the bottom of
the reservoir. A scroll wraps around the turbine imparting a circulation ow to the
water so that the ow angle into the turbine is optimal. Wicket gates are louvers that
can be opened and closed relatively quickly to provide partial ow control. The water
ows down through the turbine and into the outlet and surge basi ...
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ISBN: 9781466556966