Viscous drag impeller components incorporated into pumps, turbines and transmissions

A Turbine Transmission, comprising:

• (a) a pump comprising an impeller assembly having a central hub;
• a first reinforcing backing plate fixedly connected to the central hub;
• a stacked array of parallel disks arranged on the central hub and fixedly connected to the first reinforcing backing plate, wherein each of the disks possesses a central aperture, the central apertures are aligned in the stacked array producing a central cavity, and wherein the disks are inter-spaced along a parallel axis and connected to one another in proximity to an interior perimeter of each disk;
• and a second reinforcing backing plate fixedly attached to the stacked array of parallel disks, wherein the second reinforcing backing plate possesses a central aperture, whereby, upon radial movement of the central hub, a fluid flows through the central apertures of the second reinforcing backing plate and the stacked array of disks and the spaces between the disks, wherein the central hub has a shaft section and a flange section, a housing in which the impeller assembly is contained, creating a complementary surface for the impeller assembly, and wherein a gap is established between the impeller assembly and the housing, defining a zone of high pressure, wherein the housing has an inlet port and an outlet port, and a bearing assembly retained in the housing and in tight association with the shaft section of the central hub for retaining and supporting the impeller assembly, wherein the impeller assembly is radially driven to draw fluid from the inlet port into the central apertures of the backing plate and along the disks and propelled under pressure to the outlet port;
• (b) a fluid turbine comprising an impeller assembly having a central hub;
• a first reinforcing backing plate fixedly connected to the central hub;
• a stacked array of parallel disks arranged on the central hub and fixedly connected to the first reinforcing backing plate, wherein each of the disks possesses a central aperture, the central apertures are aligned in the stacked array producing a central cavity;
• and wherein the disks are inter-spaced along a parallel axis and connected to one another in proximity to an interior perimeter of each disk;
• and a second reinforcing backing plate fixedly attached to the stacked array of parallel disks, wherein the second reinforcing backing plate possesses a central aperture, whereby, upon radial movement of the central hub, a fluid flows through the central apertures of the second reinforcing backing plate and the stacked array of disks and the spaces between the disks, wherein the central hub has a shaft section and a flange section, a housing in which the impeller assembly is contained, creating a complementary surface for the impeller assembly, wherein the housing has a plurality of reversing nozzle housing providing a plurality of inlets, and wherein the housing has an outlet port, a plurality of reversing nozzles contained within the reversing nozzle housings, a controlling mechanism connected to the plurality of reversing nozzles such that the position of the reversing nozzles is adjustable, a fluid inlet conduit connected to the reversing nozzles, and a bearing assembly retained in the housing and in tight association with the shaft section of the central hub for retaining and supporting the impeller assembly, wherein the impeller assembly is radially driven by the fluid flowing from the reversing nozzles and through the inlets across the disks of the impeller assembly and eventually discharged from the outlet port;
• reinforcing backing plate, wherein each of the disks possesses a central aperture, the
• (c) a sump section having a sump inlet conduit connected to the inlet port of the pump, and wherein the sump section has an sump outlet conduit connected to the exhaust port of the fluid turbine;
• and
• (d) a high pressure line connecting the exhaust port of the pump and the fluid inlet conduit of the fluid turbine, such that a closed system is created, and whereby fluid is drawn from the sump section through the sump inlet conduit and inlet port of the pump and driven by the impeller assembly out the exhaust port of the pump through the high pressure line to the fluid inlet conduit to the reversing nozzles whereby the impeller assembly of the turbine is radially driven and the fluid is eventually exhausted through the exhaust port of the turbine through the sump outlet conduit such that the fluid is continuously recycled.

A fluid turbine, comprising:

• (a) an impeller assembly comprising a central hub;
• a first reinforcing backing plate fixedly connected to the central hub;
• a stacked array of parallel disks arranged on the central hub and fixedly connected to the first reinforcing backing plate, wherein each of the disks possesses a central aperture, the central apertures are aligned in the stacked array producing a central cavity, and wherein the disks are inter-spaced along a parallel axis and connected to one another in proximity to an interior perimeter of each disk;
• and a second reinforcing backing plate fixedly attached to the stacked array of parallel disks, wherein the second reinforcing backing plate possesses a central aperture, whereby, upon radial movement of the central hub, a fluid flows through the central apertures of the second reinforcing backing plate and the stacked array of disks and the spaces between the disks, wherein the central hub has a shaft section and a flange section;
• (b) a housing in which the impeller assembly is contained creating a complementary surface for the impeller assembly, wherein the housing has a plurality of reversing nozzle housings providing a plurality of inlets, and wherein the housing has an outlet port;
• (c) a plurality of reversing nozzles contained within the reversing nozzle housings;
• (d) a controlling mechanism connected to the plurality of reversing nozzles such that the position of the reversing nozzles is adjustable;
• (e) a fluid inlet conduit connected to the reversing nozzles;
• and
• (f) a bearing assembly retained in the housing and in tight association with the shaft section of the central hub for retaining and supporting the impeller assembly, wherein the impeller assembly is radially driven by the fluid flowing from the reversing nozzles and through the inlets across the disks of the impeller assembly and eventually discharged from the outlet port.