Patent ID: 6431821
Filing Date: 2002-08-13
Classification: F03B,Y02E,Y10S

Abstract:
A water turbine, comprising:an axle; and a wheel mounted upon said axle, said wheel comprising at least a first runner section that comprises, first and second sidewalls; a bottom surface; at least first second full runner blades interposed between said first and second sidewalls and connected to said bottom surface, wherein said first and second full runner blades form a first bucket with said first and second sidewalls and said bottom surface; and, at least a first partial blade being fixed to and extending between said first and second sidewalls and interposed between said first and second full runner blades within said first bucket, said first partial blade having a first side defining a first bucket section and a second side defining a second bucket section, said first partial blade permitting working fluid to travel from said first bucket section to said second bucket section within said first bucket as said wheel rotates.