runners![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Movable parts of the turbine that transmit the movement of the water to the shaft to which they are attached to turn the rotor.
bucket ring ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Disk housing all the turbine buckets that activates the runner.
Pelton runner ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Type of runner that is suited to high water sources (usually over 1,000 ft) and low flow rates.
coupling bolt ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Element made up of a nut and a bolt that attaches the runner to the shaft plate to transmit its movement to the runner.
bucket ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Small bucket that is attached to the turbine’s runner; water enters it to turn the wheel.
Kaplan runner ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Type of runner that is suited to low heights of water (usually between 30 and 200 ft) and variable flow rates.
runner blade ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Movable part that is fixed to the hub of the runner; it turns through the action of water power on it.
hub cover ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Cover for the lower cone-shaped part of the hub.
hub ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Part of the runner that holds the shaft; the runner blades are attached to it.
Francis runner ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Most common type of runner that is suited to average heights of water (usually between 100 and 1,000 ft).
blade ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Stationary curved plate on the turbine’s runner; it receives the thrust of the water to turn the runner.
ring ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Circular part that supports the wicket gates.