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US 2019/0162160 A1Published application
Runner for a pelton turbine
AssigneeVoith Patent GmbH
InventorReiner Mack
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Abstract
A runner for a Pelton turbine having a runner hub and a plurality of buckets which in each case have one bucket root. Each bucket is mounted on the runner hub with the bucket root and each bucket includes a cavity which encloses an area configured in such a manner that they passively counteract an occurring bucket oscillation. Where at least one body is movable in respect to cavity.
Claims9
A method for producing a runner for a Pelton turbine, the method comprising:
- using a three-dimensional printer to assist with producing:
- a runner hub;
- and
- a plurality of buckets, each of the plurality of buckets having one bucket root and being mounted on the runner hub with the corresponding bucket root, each of the plurality of buckets having a cavity enclosing at least one device configured to passively counteract an occurring bucket oscillation, the device including at least one body which is movable in respect to the corresponding cavity.
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