RIVER PLANT DRIVEN BY SWIRLED WATER FLOW Russian patent published in 2010 - IPC F03B13/00 F03B3/00 

FIELD: engines and pumps.

SUBSTANCE: to generate electric power from water flow accelerated, naturally or artificially, in enclosed chute, proposed river plant comprises river water intake, spillway chute or pressure pipeline, swirled accelerating reservoir to force water flow onto turbine and generator coupled with the turbine. Accelerating reservoir represents a spiral chute with its outlet arranged shifted under bottom of the chute inlet. Monorails are arranged closed along the chute outer and inner sides to move on turbine rollers. Turbine represents spatial segment structure with attached to its bottom from outside to stay in contact with water flow in chute. Vertically moving baffle is mounted at the chute water flow outlet.

EFFECT: self-contained power supply, possibility to construct like river plant independently.

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