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Viktor Kaplan
Austria
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Viktor Kaplan (1876-1934) was an Austrian mechanical engineer who invented the Kaplan turbine, an adjustable-blade propeller turbine able to run efficiently at the low heads and high flows common on rivers that earlier turbine designs could not exploit well. He developed and patented the design in 1913 while a professor at the German Technical University in Brno, and the turbine that bears his name became one of the standard designs for large low-head hydropower installations worldwide.
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Defining ContributionInvented and patented the Kaplan turbine in 1913, an adjustable-blade propeller turbine that opened low-head hydropower sites to efficient commercial development. 3 Cross-Tradition Connections
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1. Encyclopedia Britannica
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Died August 23, 1934, Unterach am Attersee, Austria.
2. Wikipedia
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Viktor Kaplan (27 November 1876 - 23 August 1934) was an Austrian engineer and the inventor of the Kaplan turbine.
3. United States Department of Energy Official Site
US Department of EnergyWater Power Technologies Office, Types of Hydropower TurbinesQuote, Water Power Technologies Office, Types of Hydropower Turbines
The Kaplan turbine, an adjustable-blade propeller-type turbine well suited for low-head sites, was developed by the Austrian engineer Viktor Kaplan, who patented the design in 1913.
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