A hydraulic machine transfers mechanical energy between a liquid flowing through it and its operating member (such as a runner or piston). Turbines and pumps are two types of hydraulic machines. Turbines can be classified according to the type of energy at their inlet (impulse or reaction), the direction of fluid flow through the runner (tangential, radial, axial, or mixed), or the head of water at their inlet (high, medium, or low head). They can also be classified based on their specific speed, which is a measure of the speed a geometrically similar turbine would operate at to produce unit power under unit head. Common examples of turbines that fall under each classification are provided.