Hydraulic turbine feed tank
US6835043B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 30, 2002 |
| Grant date | Dec 28, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 12, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S415/908
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An installation comprising a turbine equipped with a wheel rotatable about an axis (X-X′), and a tank feeding the turbine. The feed tank having, projecting on a plane globally perpendicular to the axis (X-X′), an external spiral shape. The feed tank forms a helico-convergent duct centered on the axis (X-X′) and convergent towards the turbine. The duct is bordered by an outer partition, an inner partition and at least an intermediate partition contributing to the reinforcement of the tank.
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