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Cross-Flow Turbine

Hydropower Turbine

A cross-flow turbine, also called a Banki-Michell turbine or Ossberger turbine, is a water turbine credited to the Australian engineer Anthony Michell, the Hungarian Donat Banki and the German Fritz Ossberger. Michell patented his design in 1903 and it was made for many years by the Weymouth company; Ossberger received his first patent in 1933 and made the turbine a standard product of his own firm, which today, still carrying his name, remains the leading manufacturer of this turbine type. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Technology Type
Cross-flow water turbine 1
Invented Year
1903 1
Year Anthony Michell obtained his cross-flow turbine patents, per the cited source. Donat Banki and Fritz Ossberger later developed related designs bearing their own names; Ossberger filed his own first patent in 1933.
Classification
Maturity
TRL 7: System Prototype Demonstration in Operational Environment 1
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Cross-flow turbine
  • Cross-flow turbine, lead section, developer attribution
    A cross-flow turbine, Banki-Michell turbine, or Ossberger turbine is a water turbine developed by the Australian Anthony Michell, the Hungarian Donat Banki and the German Fritz Ossberger.
  • Cross-flow turbine, history and patents section
    Michell obtained patents for his turbine design in 1903, and the manufacturing company Weymouth made it for many years.
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