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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 1981
Filed:
May. 02, 1979
Applicant:
Inventors:
Pierre Piguet, Onex, CH;
Andre Culaud, Geneva, CH;
Assignee:
Ateliers des Chamilles S.A., Geneva, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
415209 ; 60696 ; 138116 ; 138140 ;
Abstract
A draft tube for a reaction turbine is formed of two gutter-shaped members of semi-circular transverse cross-section which are secured along their edges to a dividing plate. Flat guide plates are secured in the gutters to permit flattening the stream of water during its passage through the curved part of the draft tube.