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Pelton turbine
Assignee: Sulzer AG
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Filing: 1989-09-11
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Granted: 1990-08-21
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Expires: 2009-09-11
Abstract
Abstract The Pelton turbine includes a wheel disc with buckets mounted within a casing on a rotatable drive shaft. At least one nozzle is provided for expelling a fluid jet tangentially of the disc onto the buckets. A partition divides the interior of the housing into a spray fluid and outlet region and an upper ventilation region. The driving fluid falls from the buckets into a sump in the outlet region while residual fluid is wiped off the turbine wheel by the partition. The ventilation region allows ventilation of the casing and also produces a flow of gas for increasing the pressure in the sump to improve the outflow of fluid.
Inventors
- 👤 Josef Erlach
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 08:46
CPC Classifications
F; F03; F03B; F03B1/00; F05; F05B; F05B2240/00; F05B2240/20; F05B2240/24; F05B2240/241; F05B2240/2411; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E10/00; Y02E10/20
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim
97 words
A Pelton turbine comprising a casing having a fluid outlet; a transversely disposed partition in said casing separating a spray fluid and outlet region from a ventilation region therein; a rotatable drive shaft extending through said casing; a wheel disc mounted on said shaft within said casing and passing through said partition; a plurality of peripherally mounted buckets on said disc; and at least one high-pressure nozzle in said spray fluid and outlet region below said partition for expelling a fluid jet tangentially of said disc sequentially onto said buckets for rotating said disc and said shaft.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
97 words
A Pelton turbine comprising a casing having a fluid outlet; a transversely disposed partition in said casing separating a spray fluid and outlet region from a ventilation region therein; a rotatable drive shaft extending through said casing; a wheel disc mounted on said shaft within said casing and passing through said partition; a plurality of peripherally mounted buckets on said disc; and at least one high-pressure nozzle in said spray fluid and outlet region below said partition for expelling a fluid jet tangentially of said disc sequentially onto said buckets for rotating said disc and said shaft.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
A Pelton turbine as set forth in claim 1 wherein said partition is disposed across said disc to place about a third of the periphery of said disc in said spray fluid and outlet region.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
A Pelton turbine as set forth in claim 1 wherein said casing includes a ventilation opening communicating with said ventilation region.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
60 words
A Pelton turbine as set forth in claim 1 wherein said partition has a large opening at one end for passage of said buckets therethrough from said ventilation region into said spray fluid and outlet region, and wherein said partition is spaced from said disc with a clearance of the order of 5% of the width of a respective bucket.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
48 words
A Pelton turbine as set forth in claim 4 wherein said partition has a thickness at a second end for passage of said buckets therethrough from said spray fluid and outlet region into said ventilation equal to the distance of at least one bucket to the following one.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
30 words
A Pelton turbine as set forth in claim 1 wherein said partition has a contactless sealing means facing said disc to seal said regions from each other across said disc.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
A Pelton turbine as set forth in claim 1 wherein said partition is connected in seal-tight manner to said casing at opposite sides thereof.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
54 words
A Pelton turbine as set forth in claim 1 wherein said partition has a curved part extending radially outwardly of said buckets and directed into said spray fluid and outlet region for discharging spray fluid and a sloped upper part extending downwardly toward one end with a large opining thereat relative to said disc.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
16 words
A Pelton turbine as set forth in claim 1 wherein said partition is made of plastic.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
19 words
A Pelton turbine as set forth in claim 1 wherein said partition is an integral part of said casing.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
41 words
A Pelton turbine as set forth in claim 1 which further comprises a double guide duct in said ventilation region peripherally spaced about said disc to deflect a radially outwardly flowing gas stream for return towards the bases of said buckets.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
27 words
A Pelton turbine as set forth in claim 1 wherein said nozzle is adapted to expel a variable fluid jet to vary the speed of said shaft.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
101 words
A Pelton turbine comprising a casing having a fluid outlet; a drive shaft extending through said casing; a wheel disc mounted on said shaft within said casing; a plurality of buckets peripherally mounted on said wheel disc; at least one nozzle for expelling a fluid jet tangentially of a lower portion of said disc and onto said buckets for rotating said disc and said shaft; and a partition disposed in said casing to separate an upper ventilation region from a lower spray fluid and outlet region thereof, said partition having an opening for passage of said disc therethrough into said regions.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
101 words
A Pelton turbine comprising a casing having a fluid outlet; a drive shaft extending through said casing; a wheel disc mounted on said shaft within said casing; a plurality of buckets peripherally mounted on said wheel disc; at least one nozzle for expelling a fluid jet tangentially of a lower portion of said disc and onto said buckets for rotating said disc and said shaft; and a partition disposed in said casing to separate an upper ventilation region from a lower spray fluid and outlet region thereof, said partition having an opening for passage of said disc therethrough into said regions.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
35 words
A Pelton turbine as set forth in claim 13 wherein said partition is disposed across said disc to place about a third of the periphery of said disc in said spray fluid and outlet region.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
35 words
A Pelton turbine as set forth in claim 13 wherein said partition has a curved part extending radially outwardly of said buckets and directed into said spray fluid and outlet region for discharging spray fluid.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
36 words
A Pelton turbine as set forth in claim 15 wherein said partition has a large opening at one end for passage of said buckets therethrough from said ventilation region into said spray fluid and outlet region.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
21 words
A Pelton turbine as set forth in claim 13 wherein said casing includes a ventilation opening communicating with said ventilation region.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
31 words
A Pelton turbine as set forth in claim 13 wherein said partition has a pair of walls parallel to said disc to define a channel for passage of said brackets therethrough.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
33 words
A Pelton turbine as set forth in claim 18 wherein each said wall has a curved part directed into said spray fluid and outlet region and said nozzle is aligned with said channel.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
18 words
A Pelton turbine as set forth in claim 13 wherein said partition is sealingly connected to said casing.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1993-08-20 | 1994-02-19 | 1994-08-21 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1997-08-20 | 1998-02-19 | 1998-08-21 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2001-08-20 | 2002-02-19 | 2002-08-21 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |