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US 4,076,448 AGranted
Power generating water turbine
OwnerDavis A. Sanders, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
A water turbine for generating power is disclosed utilizing a multiple scroll housing for gathering, concentrating and guiding equal amounts of water about the turbine wheel or impeller.
Claims2
A water turbine comprising:
- (a) an impeller assembly having multiple blades mounted perpendicularly on a rotatable axle,
- (b) a housing assembly having a frame fixed about and attached to said impeller assembly, said wall having an opening for receiving a water stream, said opening comprising multiple flow channels formed by a series of curved plates wherein each channel has a water entrance section wider than a water exit section, each water exit section located at a different area about said blades, said opening extending outward and angularly to said water stream,
- (c) a water vortex discharge assembly having a discharge channel to receive said water from below said blades and delivering said water to a venturi eductor having a restricted passageway, and
- (d) a second turbine located within said discharge channel at a position within said restricted passageway.
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