Slotted bladeless turbine disc

Abstract

A slotted bladeless turbine disc stamped or otherwise formed from a single solid sheet of material with slots formed in the disc to redirect fluid passing through it is disclosed and illustrated in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2. The form of the slots is curved, slanted and aligned at an angle to the plane of the disc and along a radial from the center of rotation of the disc in such a manner as to force fluids passing through the disc to change direction. Reaction forces of the fluid on the many slots in the disc creates a resultant rotational force on the center of rotation of the disc and thus on the rotatable shaft to which the disc is rigidly attached. To form a turbine one or more slotted discs are assembled on a shaft and enclosed in a case.

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