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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 1978
Filed:
Jan. 03, 1977
Applicant:
Inventor:
Lucien Megnint, Grenoble, FR;
Assignees:
Neyrpic - Creusot Loire, Grenoble, FR;
Compagnie Nationale du Rhone, Lyons, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
415-1 ; 60398 ; 290 52 ; 415160 ;
Abstract
A method of controlling the operation of a water turbine, in particular a bulb type turbine, wherein the mobile guide vane assembly serves only to reflect the water during operation, the starting and stopping of the turbine being controlled and water-tight sealing when the turbine is stopped being provided by a gate sluice.