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US 10,330,078 B2Granted
Fluid turbine with rotor
AssigneeWindtree GmbH
InventorMichael Behrens
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Abstract
A fluid turbine is provided, comprising a rotor with a rotation axis and at least two rotor blades arranged within a housing, wherein a top and a bottom of the housing are arranged essentially perpendicular to the rotation axis, wherein the rotor is rotatable relative to the housing, and wherein at least one support element is arranged between the top and the bottom of the housing. Due to the at least one support element, the fluid turbine has particularly high efficiency.
Claims8
A fluid turbine, comprising:
- a rotor with a rotation axis and at least two rotor blades arranged within a housing,
- wherein a top and a bottom of the housing are arranged essentially perpendicular to the rotation axis,
- wherein the rotor is rotatable relative to the housing,
- wherein at least one support element is arranged between the top and the bottom of the housing, wherein at least one fluid slot with a cover element is arranged at one or more of the top and the bottom of the housing, and wherein the cover element is created by a bulge of one or more of the top and the bottom of the housing above the at least one fluid slot, and wherein a wing element is arranged on one or more of an upper edge or a lower edge of at least one of the at least two rotor blades.
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