Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Francis turbine and method of operating same
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Application No.: US16324236Application Date: 2017-06-14
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Publication No.: US11028815B2Publication Date: 2021-06-08
- Inventor: Carsten Mende , Thomas Neidhardt
- Applicant: VOITH PATENT GMBH
- Applicant Address: DE Heidenheim
- Assignee: VOITH PATENT GMBH
- Current Assignee: VOITH PATENT GMBH
- Current Assignee Address: DE Heidenheim
- Agent Laurence A. Greenberg; Werner H. Stemer; Ralph E. Locher
- Priority: DE102016214649.1 20160808
- International Application: PCT/EP2017/064531 WO 20170614
- International Announcement: WO2018/028859 WO 20180215
- Main IPC: F03B3/02
- IPC: F03B3/02 ; F03B15/02
Abstract:
A Francis turbine includes a waterway, an impeller disposed in the waterway, a distributor apparatus disposed in the waterway and an additional element for adjusting the flow of water through the turbine. The additional element is disposed in the waterway upstream of the impeller in the water flow direction, and the additional element includes a perforated metal sheet that may be brought into the waterway. A method for operating such a turbine is also provided.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190219024A1 Francis Turbine And Method Of Operating Same Public/Granted day:2019-07-18
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