Timeline for Why don't hydroelectric plants use cascades of turbines instead of single turbines?
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| Feb 28, 2015 at 3:14 | comment | added | jhabbott | @JohnBentin right you are. I've updated the answer to more accurately represent the process. Thanks for helping to improve this answer. | |
| Feb 28, 2015 at 3:13 | history | edited | jhabbott | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
correct an inaccuracy in the process
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| Feb 27, 2015 at 17:12 | comment | added | John Bentin | "... creating an even higher pressure ...": No. This would lead to reverse flow. Higher pressures at the combustion stage can of course occur in a reciprocating IC engine. | |
| Feb 27, 2015 at 3:33 | comment | added | slebetman | I guess one reason you'd want to chain is to reduce the load on each turbine. You can't extract more energy but you can perhaps get away with cheaper engineering. | |
| Feb 26, 2015 at 13:53 | history | answered | jhabbott | CC BY-SA 3.0 |