Steam actuated jet propulsion engine

Claim 1

A JET PROPULSION ENGINE COMPRISING A THRUST TUBE HAVING A FLUID INLET OPENING AND A FLUID DISCHARGE OPENING, A PLURALITY OF WORK CHAMBERS ARRANGED ABOUT THE PERIPHERY OF THE INNER SURFACE OF A CENTRAL PORTION OF SAID THRUST TUBE AND HAVING INLET OPENING AND OUTLET OPENINGS, A ROTATING UNIT COMPRISING A CENTRIFUGAL PUMP, A STEAM PIPE RIGIDLY ATTACHED AT ONE END TO SAID CENTRIFUGAL PUMP AND HAVING A STEAM OUTLET OPENING AT THE OTHER END FROM SAID CENTRIFUGAL PUMP, SAID STEAM OUTLET OPENING BEING OF SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME SIZE AS THE INLET OPENING OF EACH OF SAID WORK CHAMBERS, AND A TURBINE WHEEL RIGIDLY CONNECTED TO SAID ROTATING UNIT AND LOCATED DOWNSTREAM OF AND RECEIVING STEAM AND FLUID FROM SAID WORK CHAMBERS, SAID CENTRIFUGAL PUMP BEING ADAPTED TO DIRECT SAID FLUID INTO SAID ENGINE WITH A SPIRAL MOTION, SAID PIPE BEING ADAPTED TO CARRY STEAM, WHEREBY DURING ROTATION OF SAID PIPE, SAID WORK CHAMBERS ARE ALTERNATELY FED BY SAID FLUID AND BY STEAM TO FORM ALTERNATING PLUGS OF STEAM AND FLUID, EACH STEAM PLUG PROPELLING EACH FLUID PLUG RAPIDLY THROUGH SAID WORK CHAMBERS TO SAID TURBINE WHEEL AND SAID DISCHARGE OPENING POSITIONED TO RECEIVE STEAM AND FLUID FROM SAID TURBINE WHEEL.