Turbine

Claim 1

A turbine stage for power generation responsive to flow of a fluid therethrough comprising: a. a reaction rotor for producing said power; said rotor being rotated at a predetermined speed; said rotor having a plurality of reaction discharge passageways disposed near the periphery of said rotor and being oriented to discharge said fluid and generate torque on said rotor responsive to flow of fluid through said discharge passageways; said rotor being hollow and having a first cross sectional area at any radial distance radially exterior of a first fluid feeder nozzle that is greater than a second cross sectional area of said discharge passageways so as to effect a peripheral pressure that is greater than the pressure at the inlet to the rotor immediately downstream of a set of fluid feeder nozzles because said fluid is compressed by passing said fluid along a curved path within a rotating hollow cavity; said rotor having heavy duty construction sufficient to withstand high rotational speeds; said rotor also including a feeding means for feeding said fluid to said rotor cavity; said feeding means being a part of said rotor and rotating with said rotor; said feeding means including i. an inlet port disposed adjacent the center of said compressing centrifuge rotor for entrance of the fluid thereinto; ii. at least one entry passageway connected with said inlet port for conducting said fluid interiorly of said rotor; iii. a plurality of fluid feeder nozzles connected with said at least one entry passageway; said fluid feeder nozzles being physically connected with said rotor so as to rotate therewith and impart rotational speed to the entering said fluid, in addition to the flow velocity imparted by differential pressure; said fluid feeder nozzles being oriented and arranged to discharge said fluid forwardly in the direction of roTation of said rotating rotor and being supplied with said fluid at an elevated pressure via said inlet port; b. a casing support for providing support for said reaction rotor; c. a shaft journalled in said casing for supporting said reaction rotor; said shaft being connected with said rotor and rotating in unison therewith; d. bearing means disposed about said shaft for reducing friction; and e. fluid being flowed through said turbine stage from an inlet pressure upstream of said fluid feeder nozzles to discharge pressure downstream of said reaction discharge passageways; said inlet pressure being greater than said discharge pressure; said fluid being flowed from said feeder nozzles at a velocity greater in absolute value than the tangential velocity of said rotor at the same radial distance for effecting a greater power output on said shaft.

Claim 10

A method of generating power in a reaction turbine comprising: a. passing a fluid to a rotating rotor cavity via several fluid entry nozzles at sufficient initial velocity from each nozzle to cause said fluid to rotate within said rotating rotor cavity at an absolute velocity that is greater than said absolute rotor velocity at a predetermined distance from the center of rotation; b. causing said fluid to flow in arcuate radially outward path with sufficient angular velocity to cause sufficient certrifugal force to pressurize said fluid within said rotor such that the pressure of said fluid at the periphery of said rotor is greater than at the inlet to said rotor shaft entry; and discharging said fluid through reaction nozzles mounted at the periphery of the rotating rotor in a direction that is opposite to the tangential direction of rotation for producing thrust and generating torque on the rotor and its shaft for producing power.

Claim 11

A method of generating power in a reaction turbine comprising: a. passing a fluid to a rotating rotor cavity via several fluid entry nozzles at sufficient initial velocity from each nozzle to cause said fluid to rotate within said rotating rotor cavity at an absolute velocity that is greater than said absolute rotor velocity at a predetermined distance from the center of rotation; b. causing said fluid to flow in arcuate radially outward path with sufficient angular velocity to cause sufficient certrifugal force to pressurize said fluid within said rotor such that the pressure of said fluid at the periphery of said rotor is greater than at the inlet to said rotor shaft entry; and discharging said fluid through reaction nozzles mounted at the periphery of the rotating rotor in a direction that is opposite to the tangential direction of rotation for producing thrust and generating torque on the rotor and its shaft for producing power.