~ig.
3.4.13.
High hcrld
KT
pirttikoski,
Finland
in
un-
derground
power house
(A
scandinavian ftat~~rc).
H
=
27
m;
n
=
115,4
rpm;
P
=
2
.66
M
W.
KTs
built
by
Sulzcr Escher Wyss. Stop
logs
in
draft tube. Higher
head stresses stay vanes by
tension, which is transmitted
into concrete by tie rods.
1
maximum,
2
rnininiuln tail-
race level
(Drawing
courtesy
Sulzer Esclier Wyss).
ST
version mainly with adjustable runner vanes and a conical distributor, also useful for
tidal power (see Fig.
3.4.20) [3.122].
g)
BT with ahernator in a bulb upstream of the runner and directly coupled to it. double
regulated. To mount the generator rotor, diameter
D,,
the following possibilities exist:
1) The bulb in an open flume accessible by
a
portal crane, a possibility for river and tidal
plants in
t!le open air (see Fig. 3.4.21). Generator easily accessible, rarely found.
2)
The bulb with a hatch
on
its top for the generator rotor (Fig. 10.2.1
1).
Expensive but
easy access to the generator.
3)
The bulb with access through a bore from the side of the runner, diameter
D
>
D,,
(regular case). Then only one hatch, accessible by the main crane, is required for the
runner and the generator rotor (Fig. 3.4.22)
[3.123], generator badly accessible.
The design
2)
and 3) result in
2
guide bearings for an output
P
<
40
M
W
(Fig. 3.4.23),
and
in
3
guide bearings for
an
output up to 60 n/lW (Fig. 10.2.10). Both the last types
2)
and
3)
can also be used in tidal power plants (Fig. 3.4.24).
h)
BT, usually double regulated and with conical distributor, alternator with high ratio
planetary gear, the shaft horizontal or inclined. The alternator
rnay be dismantled and
assembled or access obtained to it through a hollow stream-lined access shaft to the bulb;
the draft tube crosses the power house, split into pieces, hence the runner is accessible and
may be dismantled by
rr
crane within or outside the power house, for river power plants
(see
Fig. 3.4.25) and for tidal power plants (see Fig. 3.4.26), cspecinlly suitable for the