HYDRAULIC TURBINE SYSTEM WITH AUXILIARY NOZZLES

摘要

A system including a hydraulic turbine system (8), including a first hydraulic turbine, including a first hydraulic body with a first runner chamber (20), a first runner (14) within the first runner chamber (20), a first primary nozzle (18) fluidly coupled to the first runner chamber (20), a first auxiliary nozzle (22) fluidly coupled to the first runner chamber (20) and configured to equalize pressure in the first runner chamber, and a first valve (24) fluidly coupled to the first auxiliary nozzle (22) and configured to control a fluid flow into the first runner chamber.