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Description: | 12-inch diameter series 'O' Gilkes' Francis Turbine (4.2 bhp on nett working fall of 5 ft. using 570 cubic ft of water per minute; 270 rpm), with suspension bearing, steel countershaft, and hand operating gear for working guide-blades. Developed by James Bicheno Francis, it became widely accepted as the best for heads of water up to 50 m. Manufactured by Gilbert Gilkes & Co., Kendal, Cumbria, England, 1924. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ | Subjects: | turbines water turbines | Temporal: | 1924 | Source: | Science Museum | Creator: | Francis, James Bicheno (inventor type) | Identifier: | 1924-463 | Go to resource |
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