Abstract:
A liquid ring turbine has a casing defining an interior chamber with a symmetry axis. A shaft, having an axis substantially parallel to the symmetry axis, is eccentrically positioned to the symmetry axis. An impeller is coupled to the shaft and is configured to rotate in a first direction. The impeller includes a plurality of vanes extending away from the shaft in a second direction at least partially opposite the first direction. The impeller rotates within a liquid ring enclosed in the casing such that a plurality of expansion chambers are defined. Each expansion chamber is defined between adjacent vanes and the liquid ring. A gas inlet port is in fluid communication with a first expansion chamber defining a first volume. A gas outlet port is in fluid communication with a second expansion chamber. The second expansion chamber defines a second volume that is greater than the first volume.
Abstract:
A rotating liquid ring rotating casing gas turbine (10) has at least one liquid ring rotating casing (13) having an eccentrically mounted impeller (11) adapted to rotate within a surrounding liquid ring (14) so as to form chambers (15) of successively increasing volume between adjacent vanes of the impeller. A working fluid formed by high pressure gas is injected into the impeller where the chambers are narrow via a fluid inlet (19) within a static axial bore (23) of the impeller so as to rotate the impeller and in so doing the gas expands isentropically. A fluid outlet (20) within the static axial bore of the impeller and fluidly separated from the fluid inlet allows the working fluid to escape at low pressure and low temperature.
Abstract:
A rotary piston machine has a cylindrical housing with inlet and outlet ports. A rotor mounted in the housing has an elongated diametric recess. A circular piston eccentrically mounted in the recess effectively reciprocates therein as the rotors turn.
Abstract:
Thermal rotating engine in a closed circuit using chambers having a variable volume limited by two successive blades of a flash wheel, two lateral rims connected to the blades and a portion of liquid ring comprised between these two blades. The drive fluid drawn off from each chamber when the latter takes up the minimum volume, is injected again into the chamber after having been heated up in a hot source. Application to all cases where a certain power in a small volume proves to be necessary. It is suitable particularly for automatic use, due to its slight pollution.