Energy amplifier apparatus
OwnerLonnie L. Angleinventor
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Abstract
Energy amplifier apparatus includes a pair of vertically extending concentric cylinders, with air entrained in water flowing downwardly through the inner cylinder to a separator where the air is separated from the water. The falling water compresses the entrained air and a separator in the inner cylinder is used to separate the compressed air from the water, with the water flowing upwardly between the inner and outer cylinders and the compressed air flowing upwardly in a separate conduit from the upper portion of the inner cylinder.
Claims22
Energy amplifier apparatus, comprising in combination:
- a flow of water;
- eductor means for entraining air in the flow of water;
- first pipe means connected to the eductor means for transporting the flow of water and entrained air from the eductor means;
- cylinder means connected to the first pipe means for receiving the flow of water and entrained air and spaced apart downwardly from the eductor means to allow the flow of water to compress the entrained air as the water flows in the first pipe means to the cylinder means;
- separator chamber means disposed in the cylinder means and into which the first pipe means extends for receiving the flow of water and the compressed entrained air and having a cylinder wall and a first bulkhead and a second bulkhead secured to the cylinder wall;
- cone means disposed adjacent the first pipe means in the separator chamber means and spaced apart from the first bulkhead and the second bulkhead and from the cylinder wall and the water and entrained and compressed air flows onto the cone means for separating the entrained and compressed air from the water;
- second pipe means for transporting the compressed air from the cylinder means;
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- aperture means in the separator chamber means through which the water flows out of the separator chamber means.
Apparatus for compressing air by falling water, comprising, in combination:
- means for entraining air in falling water for compressing the air;
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- means for separating the entrained and compressed air from the falling water, including
- a separator chamber, having a top wall, a bottom wall, and chamber walls, into which the falling water flows,
- a separator in the separator chamber below the top wall and above the bottom wall and spaced apart from the chamber walls, for receiving the flow of falling water, having a generally horizontal portion on which the water flows to separate the compressed air from the water,
- an air chamber disposed above the separator chamber for receiving the separated and compressed air from the separator chamber,
- means disposed above the separator for transporting the separated and compressed air from the separator chamber, including an aperture extending through the separator chamber and a conduit communicating with the aperture and extending to the air chamber, and
- aperture means disposed below the separator through which the water flows out of the separator chamber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.