US Patent Number
4441029
Publication Date
4-3-1984
Abstract
There is disclosed a new cavitation free hydraulic turbine system which fully utilizes well-established hydrodynamic theories useful for low-head hydroelectric applications. The hydropower turbine system of the present invention makes use of a fixed blade propeller turbine with reverse blade angle and an upward flow passage. To eliminate the complex flow control adjustable vane system and elaborate tube design and construction of the prior art, the new turbine system is provided with a vertical needle valve and a near zero absolute velocity free exit flow design.
Assignees
University of Kentucky Research Foundation, Lexington, Ky.
Application Number
392,349
Filing Date
06/25/1982
Recommended Citation
Kao, David T., "Hydropower Turbine System" (1984). Civil Engineering Faculty Patents. 4.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/ce_patents/4
