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Kaplan turbine is a propeller turbine in which the vanes fixed on the hub are

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Kaplan turbine is a propeller turbine in which the vanes fixed on the hub are
  • ANon-adjustable
  • BAdjustable
  • CFixed
  • DNone of the above
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Kaplan Turbine and Propeller Turbine:

Both the turbines are the important types of axial flow reaction turbine.

It is used in efficient electrical power production in low-head applications that was not possible with Francis turbines.

When the vanes are fixed to the hub and they are adjustable, the turbine is known as Kaplan turbine