TURBINE ENGINE WITH TRANSVERSE-FLOW HYDRAULIC TURBINES HAVING REDUCED TOTAL LIFT FORCE

摘要

The invention relates to a turbine engine (55) that includes at least firstand second lift turbine stacks (53A, 53B)with transverse flow. The shafts of adjacent turbines in the first stack areconnected by a first coupling device adapted for compensatingspace misalignments, and the shafts of adjacent turbines in the first stackare connected by a second coupling device adaptedfor compensating for space misalignments. The turbine engine includes a device(46, 48) for supporting the first and second turbinestacks, which is symmetrical to said plane, and a control device (220A, 220B,224) adapted for permanently maintaining the symmetrybetween the first and second turbine stacks relative to the plane, and formaintaining the rotation speeds of the first and secondturbine stacks at equal values in opposite rotation directions.