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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2023
Applicant:
Andritz Hydro Gmbh, Vienna, AT;
Inventors:
Gervais Nicolas, Les Longevilles, FR;
Loic Andolfatto, Lausanne, CH;
Assignee:
ANDRITZ HYDRO GmbH, Vienna, AT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03B 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03B 1/02 (2013.01); F05B 2240/30 (2013.01);
Abstract
A bucket of a Pelton turbine with an outlet edge curved at least in segments. To achieve a particularly high efficiency the outlet edge forms a rear hump in a side view, wherein a center of curvature of the hump is positioned below the outlet edge in the side view and a peak of the hump is located closer to the cup base than to the bucket face.