Gas-liquid turbine and method of driving same
AssigneeBioturbine Systems Inc.
InventorPaul MAYRAND
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Abstract
A turbine that has a plurality of compartments. Each compartment has associated thereto a respective opening. Each opening defining a fluid communication path between an outside of the turbine and a respective compartment. The turbine also has a plurality of conduits. Each conduit connects a respective compartment to an adjoining compartment. Each conduit defines a fluid communication passageway between the respective compartment and the adjoining compartment. The turbine is configured for immersion in liquid and for powering by gas displacing some of the liquid out of one or more than one compartment. The present disclosure also describes a method of driving such a turbine.
Claims15
A turbine comprising:
- a plurality of compartments, each compartment having associated thereto a respective opening, each opening defining a fluid communication path between an outside of the turbine and a respective compartment;
- and
- a plurality of conduits, each conduit connecting a respective compartment to an adjoining compartment, each conduit defining a fluid communication passageway between the respective compartment and the adjoining compartment, the turbine configured for immersion in liquid and for powering by gas displacing some of the liquid out of one or more than one compartment.
A method of driving a turbine immerged in liquid, the turbine having a plurality of compartments, the method comprising:
- receiving an amount gas in a compartment to displace a quantity of liquid out of the compartment;
- and
- receiving another amount of gas at an aperture of a conduit connecting the compartment to an adjacent compartment, the other amount of gas received at the aperture of the conduit to flow into the adjacent compartment and displace another quantity of liquid out of the adjacent compartment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.