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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2016
Filed:
May. 31, 2012
Michel Sabourin, Sorel, CA;
Sébastien Beaulieu, Sorel, CA;
Michel Sabourin, Sorel, CA;
Sébastien Beaulieu, Sorel, CA;
ALSTOM RENEWABLE TECHNOLOGIES, Grenoble, FR;
Abstract
A propeller for a hydraulic machine includes a hub extending along an axis of rotation of the propeller and vanes extending from the hub and wherein the propeller is formed of several sectors each including a body having a vane attached thereto and wherein the sectors are assembled together by at least one shrunk-on ring which is placed around the bodies. Each sector also includes a side wall and a projection attached to the side wall and which protrudes toward an inside of the hub perpendicularly to the axis (X-X) and wherein at least one washer is connected to the projections inside the hub.