Water Turbine

Water turbines work on the same principle as the steam turbines but the difference is that they use water instead of steam. The water used by these turbines comes from lakes and rivers.Dams which are built in these huge water bodies store the water at one end, at the other end they posses hydraulic turbines which posses a shaft bearing

vertical blades and a generator which produces hydroelectric power which is in turn used as electricity Water turbines today are the major source of electricity all over the world. Nearly 70% of the world uses hydroelectric power to produce electricity. They are more preferable than the steam turbines as they do not waste up the fossil fuels.

The first water turbines were built in Niagara falls at the end of the 19^th century but their use became massive at the mid of the 20^th century with the fall of industries.