Non-Concentric Turbine Housing

Abstract

A turbine transducer, capable of passing fluid comprising significant solids therein while maintaining a substantially linear relationship between flow and rotation, may comprise an axial turbine only partially exposed to a fluid flow. Specifically, a turbine, comprising a plurality of blades extending radially from a hub, may rotate around a bearing axle positioned parallel to, but offset from, a central axis of a flow bore. Fluid may flow through the flow bore and past the turbine blades. The flow bore may be formed in a housing that holds the turbine in place.

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