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US 12,454,936 B2Granted
Turbine assembly
AssigneeHydro-Flux Aqua Products Limited
InventorDoug Burnham
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Abstract
A turbine assembly for a generator including a rotor that is operable to rotate about an axis; and a thrust absorbing member, wherein fluid is operable to enter the turbine assembly generally axially with regard to the axis of rotation of the rotor and to exit the turbine generally radially with regard to the axis of rotation of the rotor. The fluid is operable to contact the thrust absorbing member prior to contacting the rotor.
Claims12
An apparatus for use in a generator comprising:
- a. a turbine assembly comprising a rotor that is operable to rotate about an axis;
- b. a turbine assembly inlet channel;
- c. a turbine assembly bypass channel;
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- d. a pressure regulating member
- wherein fluid is operable to enter the turbine assembly from the inlet channel generally axially with regard to the axis of rotation of the rotor and to exit the turbine assembly generally radially with regard to the axis of rotation of the rotor;
- wherein the inlet channel is operable to be in fluid communication with the bypass channel through a bypass aperture,
- wherein the pressure regulating member is operable to be moved from a first position to a second position, wherein in the second position the pressure regulating member restricts fluid flow through the bypass aperture to a greater extent than in the first position,
- and wherein fluid that enters the bypass channel is diverted from entering the turbine assembly through the inlet channel.
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