Gilbert Gilkes & Gordon Ltd

PELTON TURBINES

PELTON TURBINES

HEAD RANGE: up to 1000m

POWER OUTPUT: up to 20MW

The Pelton Wheel maintains a high efficiency over a wide flow range. Whenever possible two or more jets are specified. This increases the high efficiency flow range. Every Gilkes turbine is selected and optimised to your site conditions in order to provide the best annual energy production figures.

Pelton turbines are medium to high head free jet impulse turbines. The jet(s) strike the splitter edge of the double bucket and is turned through an angle of nearly 180% before falling under gravity into the discharge channel or tailrace.

Gilkes' Pelton turbines are supplied as horizontal single and twin-jet units or vertical 3, 4 or 6 jet units.

Efficiency

Twin or multi-jet units are specified to increase the flow range over which high turbine efficiencies can be obtained.

Gilkes Pelton runner designs have been continually improved over many years to be amongst the most efficient available.