Cohesion type turbine
OwnerRobb W. Robelinventor
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Abstract
A cohesion type turbine having a plurality of axially spaced stacks of discs. Each stack is comprised of a plurality of thin, highly polished discs which are separated by spacers. The discs and spacers are non-rotatably mounted on a shaft which is rotatably mounted in a housing. The housing has a nozzle mounted thereon to direct a fluid medium to an intermediate stack of discs along chords of the discs, and a transition duct having a single portion inlet for receiving the fluid medium from the intermediate stack of discs and a bifurcated portion for directing the fluid medium to the axially outer stacks of discs along chords thereof.
Claims7
A cohesion-type turbine comprising:
- a housing;
- a shaft rotatably mounted in said housing;
- first and second series of thin, polished discs mounted on said shaft to rotate therewith;
- means spacing said discs;
- a nozzle mounted on said housing in alignment with said first series of discs to direct jets of fluid in spacers therebetween and along chords thereof;
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- a transition duct on said housing having an inlet opening disposed to receive fluid emerging from said first series and an outlet in alignment with said second series to direct a stream of fluid along chords thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.