Pressurized gas turbine engine with electrothermodynamic enhancement
AssigneeInternational Automated Systems, Inc.
InventorNeldon P. Johnson
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Abstract
Pressurized gas turbine engine with efficiency enhanced by an electrothermodynamic power convertor. The turbine has peripheral nozzles which are supplied with pressurized gas or pressurized liquid by internal nozzle gas ways. Pressurized liquid is flashed by the nozzles. The electrothermodynamic power convertor has a collector plate which envelopes the turbine engine expansion chamber and a charged screen which is positioned radially between the gas nozzles and the collector plate. Collector plate insulation is affixed between the collector plate and the walls of the expansion chamber.
Claims19
Pressurized gas turbine engine comprising:
- a) pressurized gas turbine having a plurality of gas nozzles and one or more nozzle gas ways, each gas nozzle being affixed at the perimeter of the turbine in a respective nozzle position, each of the gas nozzles having a respective axis forming an oblique angle with the direction of rotation of the perimeter of the turbine at the respective nozzle position, and each gas nozzle being hydraulically connectable to one or more sources of pressurized fluid by one or more nozzle gas ways;
- b) turbine engine body enclosing the turbine in a turbine chamber, the turbine engine body having an expansion chamber in the turbine chamber;
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- c) electrothermodynamic power convertor.
Pressurized gas turbine engine comprising:
- a) turbine having a plurality of gas nozzles, one or more nozzle gas ways, one or more turbine gas intakes, and a turbine shaft, each gas nozzle being affixed at the perimeter of the turbine in a respective nozzle position, each of the gas nozzles having a respective axis forming an oblique angle with the direction of rotation of the perimeter of the turbine at the respective nozzle position, each nozzle gas way being hydraulically connected to one or more gas nozzles, and each turbine gas intake being hydraulically connected to at least one gas nozzle by a nozzle gas way;
- b) turbine engine body enclosing the turbine in a turbine chamber, the turbine engine body having a front wall and a rear wall, the front wall having one or more engine gas ports, and the rear wall having a shaftway passing the turbine shaft;
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- c) electrothermodynamic power convertor.
Electrothermodynamic power convertor for enhancing the efficiency of a pressurized gas turbine, the turbine having peripheral gas nozzles, the electrothermodynamic power convertor comprising a collector plate which envelopes the turbine and a charged screen which is positioned radially between the gas nozzles and the collector plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.