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US 6,672,048 B2Granted
Rotary impeller driven turbine
OwnerDuncan Johnstoneinventor
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Abstract
The invention relates to a rotary impeller driven caturbine whereby relatively small engines are placed at or near the ends of at least two opposing impeller blades on a rotor. The engines propel the impeller blades to turn the rotor and shaft which in turns generates power. The engines are powered by a combustible reaction that produces steam, preferably by catalytic decomposition of hydrogen peroxide.
Claims10
A turbine activated by a catalytic process turbine comprising:
- a rotor connected to a shaft and comprising a plurality of impeller blades;
- at least two rocket engines disposed on axially opposed ends of at least two impeller blades to drive the rotor;
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- an energy generating mechanism attached to the shaft, wherein the rocket engines either produce steam by catalytically decomposing hydrogen peroxide, or produce steam by reaction of water with a metal hydride to produce hydrogen, which then is combusted to generate steam.
1 more element
The catalytic turbine as claimed in 1, further comprising a housing surrounding the catalytic turbine.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.