#57 Kaplan Turbine
1929
One of the first three Kaplan-type hydraulic turbines in the United States
This Kaplan turbine is one of the first three machines to be put into service in the United States. Named for its Austrian inventor, Viktor Kaplan (1876-1934), the turbine was an outstanding innovation, operating with a high, nearly constant efficiency over a wide load range. The machine was built by S. Morgan Smith Company of York, Pennsylvania.
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Metropolitan Edison Power Co
P.O. Box 16001
Reading, PA 19640-0001
Owner
York Haven Hydroelectric Station
Visiting Info
By appointment only
Ceremony Notes
October 1980