[Solved] What is the water flow direction in the runner in a Francis turbine?

Q.	What is the water flow direction in the runner in a Francis turbine?
A.	Axial and then tangential
B.	Tangential and then axial
C.	Radial and then axial
D.	Axial and then radial
Answer» C. Radial and then axial

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