摘要:
A rotary directional pressure engine having a case within which a plurality of rotors rotate in parallel. The rotors include asymmetrical cavities on the circumferential faces thereof, which cavities function to move air and/or other gases into a combustion chamber area during an intake phase, to cooperatively form a combustion chamber during an ignition and combustion phase, and to move exhaust gases to the area of one or more exhaust ports for removal from the engine during an exhaust phase. Continued rotation of the rotors is accomplished by harnessing and properly directing the forces of combustion against the asymmetrical cavities of the rotors.
摘要:
A centrifugal radial turbine includes at least one support disc having a first face bearing at least one radial rotor stage formed by an array of blades arranged in succession along a respective circular path. The disc has through induction channels situated in a position radially external with respect to a respective shaft and radially internal with respect to the radial rotor stage. At the respective through induction channels, the disc includes a plurality of induction rotor blades of at least one respective axial rotor stage.
摘要:
A turbocompressor assembly includes a first rotor stage mounted on a rotary shaft and including circular rows of impeller blades on one surface thereof separated by radial gaps in which opposed blade rows on a second rotor stage are received. The two rotor stages are geared for counter-rotation and at least one of the rotors is perforated proximate its center to allow air to be drawn between the opposed surfaces thereof, where its passage over the impeller blades develops useful torque. The opposed rotor surfaces are convolved to define a radially decreasing separation to an annular combustion cavity, and thereafter increasing with radius. Thus a radial compressor and a turbine function are developed by the respective blade rows on either side of the combustion cavity. The combustion cavity may be formed in one of the rotors, or may be shared between the rotors as a communicating common annular chamber. Fuel may be delivered to the combustion chamber directly admixed into the air stream, or by a fuel delivery system.
摘要:
An annular, radial flow gas turbine engine and airborne vehicle utilizing same for jet propulsion. The engine comprises counter-rotating rotors and a compressor section with counter-rotating annular rows of intermeshing compressor blades, an annular combustion section common to both rotors wherein the combustion zone is defined by oppositely rotating rotor walls, and a turbine section made up of annular rows of counter-rotating exhaust turbine blades. No stator blades are present in either the compressor or the turbine sections.The craft comprises a central hub on which the engine rotors rotate on thrust bearings, and air bearings maintain rotor tolerances with respect to each other and to nonrotating shell portions above and below the engine rotors. Air inlet guide vanes leading to the compressor section are also housed in the hub portion of the craft. Exhaust gases emitting from the turbine section are selectively ducted through annularly arranged, downwardly directed lift thrust producing ducts and/or rearwardly directed ducts or vanes for generation of forward propulsion. Directional control during hovering and low speed flight is by selective braking of one or the other of the rotors, and during high speed flight also by selective control of spoiler surfaces arranged in the upper and lower external surfaces of the craft.