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US 8,701,410 B1Granted
Ballistic impulse turbine and method
OwnerMark W. Milesinventor
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Abstract
In one aspect, the invention provides a method for rotating an impeller device. Said method comprises (a) positioning at least one ejector tube to eject a working fluid onto the impeller device; (b) locating a kinetic droplet in an ejector tube; (c) introducing a charge of vapor into the ejector tube behind the kinetic droplet so that expansion of the vapor in the ejector tube causes the kinetic droplet to accelerate out of the ejector tube and to impinge on the impeller device; and (d) repeating steps (b) and (c) in a synchronized fashion.
Claims13
A turbine system, comprising:
- an impeller device mounted on an axle for rotation;
- and
- a ballistic ejector for rotating the impeller device, comprising
- a loading system for loading at least one kinetic droplet in a loading area;
- a barrel mechanism defining a conduit for each kinetic droplet from the loading area to the impeller device;
- and
- a tamping mechanism for tamping each kinetic droplet with a charge of vapor to cause ejection of said kinetic droplet form the loading area into the barrel mechanism.
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An engine system, comprising:
- an engine unit comprising
- a condenser module for condensing a vapor;
- an impeller device housed within the condenser module and mounted for rotation by means of an axle;
- a ballistic ejector for rotating the impeller device, comprising
- a loading system for loading at least one kinetic droplet in a loading area;
- a barrel mechanism defining a conduit for each kinetic droplet from the loading area to the impeller device;
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- a tamping mechanism for tamping each kinetic droplet with a charge of vapor to cause ejection of said kinetic droplet form the loading area into the barrel mechanism;
- a boiler module for heating a working fluid to produce the vapor;
- a fluid pump for pumping the condensed vapor from the condenser module to the boiler module;
- and
- a heater for supplying heat to the boiler module;
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- a generator coupled to the engine unit.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.