High torque impulse turbine
AssigneeUniversal Electric Power Corp.
InventorsBruce D. Feltenberger, Ronald S. Feltenberger
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Abstract
A water driven impulse turbine has a barrel rotatably mounted upon an axle, with a plurality of runner blades extending tangentially from the barrel. Side plates secure the runner blades on opposite sides thereof. A breastplate is maintained in concentric juxtaposition with the wheel so defined. A penstock is interposed between a water source and the breastplate to pass water into the runner blades. The turbine may consist of a plurality of axially interconnected wheel sections of similar or dissimilar nature to optimize performance.
Claims25
A water driven impulse turbine, comprising:
- an axle;
- a wheel mounted upon said axle, said wheel having a plurality of axially aligned runner sections each comprising a pair of side plates with a plurality of runner blades interposed therebetween, said runner sections having different sizes;
- a breastplate fixed adjacent to and substantially concentric with said wheel;
- a source of water in communication with said breastplate and said runner blades, said water passing through said breastplate against said runner blades and thereby effecting rotation of said wheel upon said axle;
- and,
- a conduit between said source of water and said breastplate.
A water driven impulse turbine, comprising:
- an axle;
- a wheel mounted upon said axle, said wheel having a pair of side plates and a plurality of runner blades interposed therebetween;
- a source of water in communication with said runner blades said water passing against said runner blades and thereby effecting rotation of said wheel upon said axle;
- and,
- a first barrel section that is selectively positionable between a pair of said runner blades, said fist barrel section being selectively securable to said pair of runner blades and said side plates.
A water driven impulse turbine, comprising:
- an axle;
- a wheel mounted upon said axle, said wheel having first and second axially aligned runner sections each comprising a pair of side plates with a plurality of runner blades interposed therebetween, said first and second runner sections having different sizes;
- and,
- a source of water in communication with said runner sections, said water passing against said runner blades and thereby effecting rotation of said wheel upon said axle.
A method of rotating an impulse turbine comprising the steps of:
- providing an impulse turbine comprising an axle and a wheel mounted upon said axle, said wheel having a plurality of axially aligned runner sections each comprising a pair of side plates with a plurality of runner blades interposed therebetween, said runner sections having different sizes;
- providing a source of water in communication with each runner section;
- and,
- controlling the amount of water permitted to enter each runner section based on the flow characteristics of said source of water.
A method of rotating an impulse turbine comprising the steps of:
- providing an impulse turbine comprising an axle and a wheel mounted upon said axle, said wheel having a runner barrel and at least a first runner section that comprises a pair of side plates with a plurality of runner blades interposed therebetween;
- providing a source of water in communication said first runner section;
- securing a first barrel section to a pair of said runner blades and said side plates such that said first barrel section becomes the bottom of said runner between said pair of runner blades in place of said runner barrel;
- and,
- permitting said source of water to enter said first runner section.
A method of maximizing the efficiency of an impulse turbine comprising the steps of:
- providing an impulse turbine comprising an axle and a wheel mounted upon said axle, said wheel having at least a first runner section that comprises a pair of side plates with a plurality of runner blades interposed therebetween;
- providing a source of water in communication said first runner section;
- securing at least a first barrel section between a pair of adjacent runner blades and said side plates based on a relatively lower flow rate of said source of water;
- and,
- permitting said source of water to enter said first runner section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.