HYDRAULIC TURBINE WITH GATE Russian patent published in 2002 - IPC

FIELD: mechanical engineering; turbines. SUBSTANCE: hydraulic turbine is designed for using energy of straight flow. Turbine has shaft, axial wheel, stator providing direct flow through its setting and gate made with surfaces providing its contact with stator surfaces and possibility of displacement along axis of hydraulic turbine to close or open turbine to close or open turbine setting by means of system of levers and drive. Housing with stops and guides for gate is installed on shaft. Levers engaging with stops and guides on housing of shaft are installed on gate housing, and adjustable stops of levers are provided. Gate in raised up position is pressed by drive to stops on shaft housing. EFFECT: provision of vertical hydraulic turbine with gate in form of common unit ready for mounting in hydroelectric station. 2 dwg