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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2007
Applicant:
James Ives, Dublin, IE;
Inventor:
James Ives, Dublin, IE;
Assignee:
OpenHydro Group Limited, Dublin, IE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 25/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In a hydroelectric turbine having a rotor disposed within a housing, the rotor having an annular outer rim received by a channel in the housing, the improvement comprising providing at least one debris release chute in said housing such that debris captured between the rotor and the housing is released through the debris release chute.