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Title:
FRANCIS TYPE RUNNER AND HYDRAULIC MACHINE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2007154704
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To suppress the effect of the cavitation occurring in a balance hole formed in a runner on a runner blade.

In this Francis type runner, a plurality of vanes extending in a generally radial direction are arranged between a crown 3 and a band. The balance hole 5 passing through the crown 3 is formed so that the axial thrust caused by the unbalance between the pressure by the pressure in a rear pressure chamber pushing the crown 3 and the force by the pressure in a side pressure chamber pushing the band. The opening portion of the balance hole 5 on the vane 2 side is positioned on the inner extension to the rotating center of the camber line 20 of the vane 2.


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Inventors:
ENOMOTO YASUYUKI
SUZUKI TOSHIAKI
SUGISHITA KANEO
Application Number:
JP2005348741A
Publication Date:
June 21, 2007
Filing Date:
December 02, 2005
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Assignee:
TOSHIBA CORP
International Classes:
F03B3/12; F03B3/02; F03B11/04
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Osamu Kikuchi
Norio Ohu