Controlling the power needle is critical to any hydroelectric plant with an impulse turbine configuration. Operating head ranges are between 20-2000 meters where the water is converted to a high velocity jet stream when released from the nozzle’s orifice. As part of the nozzle for an impulse turbine, the power needle controls the water jet that impinges on a series of buckets rotating the runner.
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