DE COMPANIES PRODUCTS SOLUTIONS CUSTOMER SERVICE CREDENTIALS NEWS CONTACT HOTLINE PRODUCT FRANCIS TURBINE FRANCIS TURBINE - THE "ALL-ROUNDER". Francis turbines are the most common type of turbine today because they are the most versatile and flexible. James B. Francis developed this type of turbine named after him in 1849. Francis turbines are used with medium heads and flow rates. THE GLOBAL HYDRO VERSION AS A BESTSELLER GLOBAL Hydro offers Francis turbines as spiral or shaft turbines. The position of the turbines or the generator shaft is designed horizontally or vertically as required. The most common version is the spiral turbine with the horizontal impeller coupled directly to the generator. The advantages of this design are that the cost of manufacture and maintenance are reduced. The compact design reduces the installation dimensions in the power house and thus the total volume of a construction project. In addition, GLOBAL Hydro has a patent for the self-resetting of the guide vanes after a foreign body has been removed. DRIVEN BY DRINKING WATER, SEWAGE OR CRUDE OIL Since the beginning, GLOBAL Hydro has been producing Francis turbines that are not only operated with water from rivers or reservoirs, but also with drinking water, waste water or, more recently, crude oil. PERFORMANCE RANGE The output range of the Francis turbines from GLOBAL Hydro is from 100 kW to 25 MW per unit. It covers heights of fall of up to 250 m. The impeller diameter is up to 2,000 mm. You can also order this turbine as a SmarT Click here for the turbine calculator CREDENTIALS CARIKLI - TURKEY FJELLET - NORWAY GÖKSU - TURKEY GODAL - NORWAY OXEC - GUATEMALA TRATTEN - AUSTRIA THOMAS SAGEDER Global Hydro Energy GmbH Niederranna 41 4085 Niederranna Austria +43 (7285) 514 - 44 CONTACT US CHANGE COUNTRY CONTACT Global Hydro Energy GmbH Niederranna 41 A-4085 Niederranna Tel +43 7285 514-0 Fax +43 7285 514-20 info (at) global-hydro.eu QUICKLINKS Inquiry form Company information Product overview credentials Contact details worldwide Job offers INFO Sitemap Terms and Conditions imprint Data protection information