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状をなし、外側先端は折り畳まれた状態でブレード溝12の外側に一部が突出し、流速によって回転して展開されるか或いはブレード案内部33にひっかかって折り畳まれるように設置する。
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- 入水管(40)が連結される入水管連結口(41)を形成し、前記入水管連結口(41)から入水口(31)に連結される入水四角管(42)と、
前記入水四角管(42)が連結される入水口(31)の後ろに、上側にはブレード(20)が展開される上部排水部(32)を形成し、前記上部排水部(32)の下側にはブレード(20)が折り畳まれるブレード案内部(33)を形成し、上部排水部(32)から流入する水を排出する出水口(34)を形成した一対の案内ガイド(30、30a)と、
前記案内ガイド(30、30a)にタービン軸(11)が貫通して設置され、外周部に一定の間隔で形成されるブレード溝(12)の内側にはブレード(20)の補強部(23)が2面で結合する剛性補強溝(13)を設置し、前記ブレード溝(12)に固定軸(21)が貫通するように設置するが、ブレード(20)が折り畳まれるようにするためにブレード案内部(33)との間隔は狭く、ブレードが流速で展開されるようにするために上部排水部との間隔は広く形成されるように配置し、両側にタービンカバー(16)がタービン固定ネジ(19)で固定されて案内ガイド(30、30a)の内側で回転可能に結合し、タービン軸(11)が案内ガイド(30、30a)を貫通してベアリング(18)で回転するようにするタービン(10)と、
前記ブレード溝(12)内でタービン(10)のタービンカバー(16)に固定軸(21)で連結し、水の流速で展開されながらタービン(10)を回転させるブレード(20)と、および、
前記出水口(34)に連結され、出水管(50)が結合する出水管連結口(52)を形成した出水四角管(51)と、を含んでなる管路用水力発電装置において、
前記タービン(10)は、両側に結合するタービンカバー(16)同士の間にパッキン(25)を設置し、一定の間隔でブレード溝(12)を形成してブレード(20)が結合するように設置し、
前記ブレード(20)は、固定軸(21)が貫通し、両側で遊動ブッシング(22)によって回転可能に連結され、外側先端がブレード溝(12)から突出し、剛性補強溝(13)と2面で結合する補強部(23)を有し、
前記上部排水部(32)および前記ブレード案内部(33)は円弧状を有しており、
前記入水口(31)は、水平な状態から上方に湾曲して前記上部排水部(32)と接続され、
前記出水口(34)は、前記上部排水部(32)および前記ブレード案内部(33)との接続部分が、上下に湾曲して広がって前記上部排水部(32)および前記ブレード案内部(33)と接続されており、出口側に向かって水平または広がって延伸していることを特徴とする、管路用水力発電装置。
- 前記ブレード(20)は、ブレード溝(12)に位置し、貫通する固定軸(21)に遊動ブッシング(22)で結合し、前記固定軸(21)の両側先端がタービンカバー(16)と固定ベアリング(15)で回転可能に結合することを特徴とする、請求項1に記載の管路用水力発電装置。
- 前記案内ガイド(30、30a)は、入水四角管(42)が連結される入水口(31)が上側に形成されて上部排水部(32)と連結された後に水を供給するように設置し、タービン(10)が設置される上部排水部(32)とブレード案内部(33)を形成し、後方に出水口(34)を形成することを特徴とする、請求項1に記載の管路用水力発電装置。
- 前記入水四角管(42)は、入水口(31)に連結され、入水管(40)が連結される円形の入水管連結口(41)が形成され、前記入水管連結口(41)の一側に四角形の内周部を有するように形成して案内ガイド(30、30a)に設置することを特徴とする、請求項1に記載の管路用水力発電装置。
- 前記出水四角管(51)は、出水口(34)に連結され、出水管(50)が連結される円形の出水管連結口(52)が形成され、前記出水管連結口(52)の一側に四角形の内周部を有するように形成して案内ガイド(30、30a)に設置することを特徴とする、請求項1に記載の管路用水力発電装置。
- 前記上部排水部(32)は、タービン(10)の外周部から一定の間隔を有し、ブレード(20)が展開された状態で移動し、上部排水部(32)とブレード(20)の先端との間に一定間隔で速度水頭を作ってタービン(10)に回転力を与え、上部排水部(32)の内部空間で各ブレード(20)に同じ流量と圧力を発生させるように設置することを特徴とする、請求項1に記載の管路用水力発電装置。
- 前記案内ガイド(30、30a)は、下方に両側に設置した受け台(60)に結合して固定状態を維持するように形成することを特徴とする、請求項1に記載の管路用水力発電装置。
- 前記ブレード(20)は、タービン(10)のブレード溝(12)に結合し、上部排水部(32)の水の流速で3〜8個が展開された状態で展開され、先端と上部排水部(32)とが一定の間隔を維持して回転するように設置することを特徴とする、請求項1に記載の管路用水力発電装置。
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