Viktor Kaplan
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Viktor Kaplan was an Austrian engineer best known for inventing the Kaplan turbine, a highly efficient water turbine widely used in hydroelectric power plants.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Viktor Kaplan canonical | 5 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
engineer
ⓘ
human ⓘ inventor ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Kaplan turbines
ⓘ
surface form:
Kaplan turbine
hydroelectric power plants ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Unterach am Attersee ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | stroke ⓘ |
| citizenship | Austrian ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth |
Austro-Hungarian Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Austria-Hungary
|
| countryOfCitizenship | Austria ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1876-11-27 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1934-08-23 ⓘ |
| developed | adjustable-blade propeller-type water turbine ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Vienna University of Technology ⓘ |
| employer |
Brno University of Technology
ⓘ
surface form:
German Technical University in Brno
|
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Kaplan ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
hydraulic engineering
ⓘ
mechanical engineering ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Viktor ⓘ |
| hasAcademicPosition | professor of hydraulic engineering ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | Austrian ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
design of modern water turbines
ⓘ
hydropower engineering ⓘ |
| hasNameInNativeLanguage | Viktor Kaplan self-link ⓘ |
| influencedField |
hydroelectric power generation
ⓘ
renewable energy ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Kaplan turbines
ⓘ
surface form:
Kaplan turbine
water turbines ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| name | Viktor Kaplan self-link ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | German ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | invention of a highly efficient water turbine for low-head applications ⓘ |
| notableInvention |
Kaplan turbines
ⓘ
surface form:
Kaplan turbine
|
| notableWork | design of high-efficiency low-head water turbines ⓘ |
| occupation |
engineer
ⓘ
inventor ⓘ |
| patent | Kaplan turbine patent ⓘ |
| patentDate | 1913 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Mürzzuschlag ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Unterach am Attersee ⓘ |
| residence |
Brno
ⓘ
Unterach am Attersee ⓘ |
| workLocation | Brno ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Kaplan turbine
subject surface form:
Kaplan turbine