Floating flue
OwnerFranklin Hagginventor
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Abstract
The invention relates to a light floating flue consisting of a wall of fiber-reinforced film which rotates about its axis to balance the reduced pressure in the flue with the centrifugal force on the gases in the flue and with the flue wall. The flue floats due to the friction with the rising air, the upward force of the lighter gases, optionally a zeppelin and balloon-like bodies filled with helium or hydrogen. In order to prevent bending moments on the flue, the flue is attached to the base of the tower by means of a tillable bearing.
Claims19
An assembly for rising gases, the assembly comprising:
- a bearing;
- a flue base including gas inlets;
- a flue defining a flue axis, the flue being rotatably coupled to the bearing;
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- an axially rotatable and tiltable through-duct, between the flue base and the flue, the through-duct being closed off by a labyrinth or brush sealing, in which the flue is rotated about the flue axis.
A Flue for making gases rise, placed on an axially rotatably and tiltably mounted ring which is placed on a base of the flue, which is provided with gas inlets and in which a space between the flue and the base of the flue is closed off by an axially rotatable and tiltable through-duct, which is closed off by a labyrinth or brush sealing, in which the flue is rotated about its axis by a motor.
A Flue for making gases rise, placed on an axially rotatably and tiltably mounted ring which is placed on a base of the flue, which is provided with gas inlets and in which a space between the flue and the base of the flue is closed off by an axially rotatable and tiltable through-duct, which is closed off by a labyrinth or brush sealing, in which the flue is rotated about its axis, in which hot gases are introduced into the flue and rise in the flue, the flue, on the inside of a flue wall, being provided with helical vanes which, due to rising gases, cause the flue to rotate about its axial axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.