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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2017
Filed:
May. 23, 2014
Applicants:
Russell Hall, Peterborough, GB;
Shahab Natanzi, Peterborough, GB;
Inventors:
Russell Hall, Peterborough, GB;
Shahab Natanzi, Peterborough, GB;
Assignee:
Dresser-Rand Company, Olean, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03B 13/12 (2006.01); F03B 15/04 (2006.01); F03B 13/14 (2006.01); F03B 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03B 15/04 (2013.01); F03B 11/004 (2013.01); F03B 13/142 (2013.01); Y02E 10/226 (2013.01); Y02E 10/32 (2013.01); Y02E 10/38 (2013.01);
Abstract
A shut-off valve for a turbine of an oscillating water column may include a plurality of guide vanes configured to control a fluid flow into a flow passage defined by the turbine. The plurality of guide vanes may be at least partially disposed within the flow passage and may include a plurality of fixed guide vanes and a plurality of movable guide vanes. The plurality of fixed guide vanes and the plurality of movable guide vanes may be sequentially disposed in an alternating pattern in the flow passage.