Steam-assisted gravity drive system
OwnerZachary David Wolfeinventor
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Abstract
A steam-assisted gravity drive system is provided. The steam-assisted gravity drive system has a series of repeating steam chambers separated by inner baffles, wherein the series of repeating steam chambers define a circular loop about a hub. The steam-assisted gravity drive system with the addition of a heat source is adapted to unidirectionally change steam from one steam chamber to spraying condensation flowing into an adjacent steam chamber. Thereby, the steam-assisted gravity drive system generates force through this unidirectional transfer of the fluid throughout the loop of steam chambers so that the loop rotates about its hub under the further influence of gravity, wherein the hub can be attached to a mechanism for applying rotation force thereto.
Claims10
A steam-assisted gravity drive system, comprising:
- a series of connection tubes defining a loop, wherein each pair of adjacent connection tubes of the series of connection tubes are interconnected by a steam drive chamber;
- each steam drive chamber defines a chamber space as the steam drive chamber extends from an entry end to an opposing condensing end, both such ends interconnect said pair of adjacent connection tubes;
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- each condensing end providing a condensing eyelet fluidly connecting to the chamber space, wherein the condensing eyelet is adapted to change a substance from a gaseous phase to a liquid phase.
A steam-assisted gravity drive system, comprising:
- a series of connection tubes defining a loop, wherein each pair of adjacent connection tubes of the series of connection tubes are interconnected by a steam drive chamber;
- each steam drive chamber defines a chamber space as the steam drive chamber extends from an entry end to an opposing condensing end, both such ends interconnect said pair of adjacent connection tubes;
- each connection tube extends between a condensation end to a gaseous end, wherein each condensation end is fluidly connected to the condensing end of an associated steam drive chamber;
- each condensing end providing a condensing eyelet fluidly connecting to the chamber space, wherein the condensing eyelet is adapted to change a substance from a gaseous phase to a liquid phase;
- a hub disposed at a center of the loop;
- a plurality of spaced apart supports radially extend from the hub to the loop;
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- a heat source operatively associated with each condensation end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.