Patent ID: 6146096
Filing Date: 2000-11-14
Classification: F03B,F05B,Y02E,Y02P

Abstract:
A system of bulb turbines, wherein the bulb turbines are each comprised of a generator arranged within a substantially cylindrically designed region of a turbine casing and a rotatably mounted turbine runner coupled with the generator, which are each joined by a draft tube, wherein a plurality of bulb turbines are mutually coupled in a field-like or matrix-like array both in a substantially horizontal arrangement one beside the other and in a vertical arrangement one above the other or mounted in at least one common support, respectively, said plurality of bulb turbines each mounted in a common support being detachably coupled with associated draft tubes, wherein for the detachable coupling of the bulb turbines with associated draft tubes in the operating position coupling of a support comprising bulb turbines mounted therein with draft tubes optionally all mounted in one retention means is effected by complementary semi-shell-shaped connection pieces.