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US 12,480,520 B2Granted
Fluid turbines
AssigneeExergi Incorporated
InventorDominic Lavigne
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Abstract
A turbine system includes a housing with a fluid inlet, a fluid outlet, and a rotational mount, and a turbine mounted on the rotational mount. The turbine comprises a first disk with a through-hole, a plurality of first foils arranged radially, and a last disk with a smaller through-hole and. The first foils define a fluid path from the fluid inlet to the fluid outlet. The design allows for efficient fluid flow and rotation of the turbine about the axis, providing an effective and reliable turbine system for various applications.
Claims15
A turbine system, comprising:
- a housing including a fluid inlet, a fluid outlet, and a rotational mount;
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- a turbine disposed on the rotational mount and configured to rotate about an axis of the rotational mount, the turbine comprising:
- a first disk coaxial with a rotational axis defined by a first disk radius, a first disk thickness, a first through-hole coaxial with the rotational axis and having a first through-hole radius, and a plurality of first disk securing through-holes;
- a plurality of first foils arranged in a first radial pattern about the rotational axis, each first foil of the plurality of first foils having a leading edge, a trailing edge, an upper surface, and a lower surface and defined by a first foil thickness equal to the first disk thickness and a first foil securing through-hole, wherein a first foil incircle radius of a first foil incircle defined by the plurality of first foils is equal to the first through-hole radius;
- a last disk coaxial with the rotational axis defined by a last disk radius equal to the first disk radius, a last disk thickness equal to the first disk thickness, a last through-hole coaxial with the rotational axis and having a last through-hole radius smaller than the first through-hole radius, and a plurality of last disk securing through-holes;
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- a plurality of fasteners, each fastener of the plurality of fasteners disposed within one of the first disk securing through-holes, one of the first foil securing through-holes, and one of the last disk securing through-holes;
- wherein a fluid path from the fluid inlet to the fluid outlet is defined by the first disk, the last disk, and the plurality of first foils.
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A turbine system, comprising:
- a first disk coaxial with a rotational axis defined by a first disk radius, a first disk thickness, and a first through-hole coaxial with the rotational axis and having a first through-hole radius;
- a plurality of first foils arranged in a first radial pattern about the rotational axis, each first foil of the plurality of first foils having a leading edge, a trailing edge, an upper surface, and a lower surface and defined by a first foil thickness;
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- a last disk coaxial with the rotational axis defined by a last disk radius, a last disk thickness, and a last through-hole coaxial with the rotational axis and having a last through-hole radius;
- wherein the last through-hole radius is smaller than the first through-hole radius and a first foil incircle radius of a first foil incircle defined by the plurality of first foils is equal to the last through-hole radius.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.