Patent ID: 11952976
Assignee: NATEL ENERGY HOLDINGS, INC.
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  Y | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A runner for a hydraulic turbine, comprising:
a hub; and
a plurality of blades extending from the hub,
wherein each blade of the plurality of blades comprises a root located at the hub, a tip opposite the root, a leading edge, and a trailing edge opposite the leading edge,
wherein for at least one of the plurality of blades, a thickness of the leading edge is greater than 100 mm, and
wherein for the at least one of the plurality of blades, the leading edge at the root is positioned along a radial axis of the runner and the leading edge at the tip is cantilevered beyond the radial axis in a circumferential direction of the runner.