The turbine setting for kaplan for one of our project comes out to be 12m. can anybody suggest whether this is possible or not to have such a huge negative value for kaplan turbine. It would be better if answer is upported by some reference.
Project Data:
Unit size- 30 MW
RPM-214.29, specific speed- 421.13, discharge/unit- 82.75, max. net head- 53.89m, min. TWL-234m and design head- 41 m
Turbine Setting of Kaplan Turbine
