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Record 1 1991-05-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Turbines
  • Tidal Power Stations
DEF

A horizontal-axis, low-head hydraulic turbine in which the upstream and downstream reservoirs are connected by a straight tube into which the runners are integrated, with the generator placed directly on the periphery of these runners.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Turbines
  • Centrales marémotrices
CONT

Centrale marémotrice d'Annapolis. [...] Le Site d'Annapolis se prête à merveille au projet d'essai de la Straflo, une turbine à écoulement direct qui fonctionne à faible poussée. Elle a été spécialement dessinée pour l'exploitation future, à plus grande échelle, des marées de la Baie de Fundy et avec certaines modifications, des cours d'eau de faible débit [...] (Document de Nova Scotia Power).

Spanish

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