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6.7.1 
Comparison between Pelton 
and 
Francis Turbines 
S.No  Pelton turbine 
Francis turbine 
1 
Impulse type  Reaction type 
2 
Axial flow 
Radial  flow 
3 
Jet produced 
by 
nozzle· 
Water suppled 
by 
a fixed element 
adjustable 
guide vanes 
4  High  head 
Medium  head 
5  Low  discharge  Medium 
flow 
6 
Specifc speed 
01-
< 0 - 1 
Specific speed 
01-
. 
1 - 3.5 
7 
Turbine does  not  Turbine runs full  of water 
run 
full of water 
Fabrication 
of 
bifurcation no.1  inlet diameter 10.98 m and bifurcation no.2 
of 
diameter 
7.47 m supplying water 
to 
six Francis turbines from the rnian inlet diameter 
of 
12.32 m to the 
works largest bifurcation at Tarbela power station 
Pakistan. It 
is 
shown 
in 
6.11  and 6.12. 
Fig. 
6.11 
Fabrication of bifurcation 
no.1 
inlet diameter 10.98 m and bifurcation no.2 of 
diameter 7.47 m supplying water to six Francis turbines from the mian inlet diameter of 
12.32 m to the works largest bifurcation at Tarbela power station Pakistan. 
Courtesy : Zurich works Switzerland.