Spiral pathway rotor and system utilizing same

A rotor comprising:

• an outer disk having an open interior providing an inner edge having a plurality of teeth formed therein;
• an inner disk located within the open interior of the outer disk, wherein the inner disk includes a receptacle centrally located, an outer edge, and a plurality of spiral pathways traversing from a respective first opening in the receptacle to a respective second opening in the outer edge, wherein each of the plurality of spiral pathways extend at least halfway around the inner disk, wherein the receptacle, the outer edge and the plurality of spiral pathways are coplanar, wherein the outer edge has a first diameter and the receptacle has a second diameter that is substantially smaller than the first diameter;
• and
• a plurality of nozzles located in the plurality of second openings, wherein
• the receptacle is configured to be secured to a housing that includes a corresponding plurality of inlets connected to the plurality of first openings;
• each of the plurality of inlets is connected to a respective one of the first openings and is to provide a liquid or a gas to a respective one of the plurality of spiral pathways;
• the plurality of spiral pathways are configured to pass the liquid or the gas therethrough and provide the liquid or the gas to the plurality of nozzles,
• the plurality of nozzles are configured to expel the liquid or the gas as a jet of pressurized liquid or gas in a direction to contact a subset of the plurality of teeth, and
• the liquid or the gas traversing the plurality of spiral pathways and the jet of pressurized liquid or gas contacting the subset of the plurality of teeth cause the rotor to rotate.

A system comprising

• a shaft;
• a housing mounted to the shaft and including a plurality of inlets to enable a liquid or a gas to flow therethrough;
• a rotor mounted to the housing, wherein the rotor includes a receptacle centrally located, an outer edge, and a plurality of spiral pathways traversing from the receptacle to the outer edge, wherein the receptacle is to receive the housing, wherein the receptacle includes a plurality of first openings to receive the liquid or the gas from a respective inlet and provide to the respective spiral pathway, wherein the liquid or gas traverses the spiral pathways and is expelled out a corresponding one of the plurality of second openings in the outer edge, and wherein the liquid or the gas traversing the plurality of spiral pathways and being expelled therefrom causes the rotor to rotate which in turn causes the shaft to rotate;
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• an outer disk having an open interior that provides an inner edge, wherein the inner edge includes a plurality of teeth formed therein, wherein the rotor is located within the open interior of the outer disk so that the plurality of second openings face the plurality of teeth and the liquid or the gas is expelled so as to contact a subset of the plurality of teeth and further cause the rotor to rotate.