US 12,135,004 B2
Tubular turbine device for a fluid transport network
Christian Effing, Essen (DE); Andreas Brümmer, Essen (DE); Felix Nal, Essen (DE); and Guido Neuhaus, Essen (DE)
Assigned to RWE Gas Storage West GmbH, Essen (DE)
Filed by Christian Effing, Essen (DE); Andreas Brümmer, Essen (DE); Felix Nal, Essen (DE); and Guido Neuhaus, Essen (DE)
Filed on Jan. 26, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/423,808.
Application 18/423,808 is a continuation of application No. PCT/EP2022/069973, filed on Jul. 18, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0209826 A1, Jun. 27, 2024
Int. Cl. F03B 13/00 (2006.01); F17D 1/02 (2006.01); H02K 7/18 (2006.01)
CPC F03B 13/00 (2013.01) [F17D 1/02 (2013.01); H02K 7/1823 (2013.01); F05B 2220/20 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A tubular turbine device for a fluid transport network, comprising:
at least one running equipment arranged on a turbine shaft,
at least one guiding equipment arranged upstream of the running equipment, and
at least one generator coupled to the turbine shaft and configured to convert a mechanical energy into electrical energy,
at least one cross-section adjustment equipment configured to change a cross-sectional area of the tubular turbine device that can be flowed through depending on the volume flow of the fluid flowing through the tubular turbine device,
wherein the cross-section adjustment equipment comprises at least one plate module with at least one blocking element arranged radially movably in a through-flow opening of the plate module.