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US 4,298,311 AGranted
Two-phase reaction turbine
AssigneeBiphase Energy Systems
InventorEmil W. Ritzi
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Abstract
A reaction turbine includes (a) first nozzle means to receive heated fluid for expansion therein to form a two-phase discharge of gas and liquid, (b) a separator rotor having an axis and a rotating surface located in the path of said discharge for supporting a layer of separated liquid on said surface, (c) the rotor having reaction nozzle means to communicate with said layer to receive liquid therefrom for discharge in a direction or directions developing torque acting to rotate the rotor.
Claims19
In a reaction turbine, the combination comprising
- (a) first nozzle means to receive heated fluid for expansion therein to form a two-phase discharge of gas and liquid,
- (b) a separator rotor having an axis and a rotating surface located in the path of said discharge for supporting a layer of separated liquid on said surface,
- (c) the rotor having reaction nozzle means to communicate with said layer to receive liquid therefrom for discharge in a direction or directions developing torque acting to rotate the rotor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.