Fluid turbine
    2.
    发明授权
    Fluid turbine 有权
    流体涡轮机

    公开(公告)号:US08622688B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-01-07

    申请号:US13016437

    申请日:2011-01-28

    IPC分类号: F03D7/02

    摘要: A fluid turbine comprises a turbine shroud, an ejector shroud, and a means for extracting energy from a fluid stream. The means for extracting energy is located in the annulus between the turbine shroud and the ejector shroud. High-energy fluid can flow through the turbine shroud to bypass the means for extracting energy. Energy is extracted from the fluid passing through the means to form a low-energy fluid stream. The high-energy fluid and the low-energy fluid can then be mixed. The turbine shroud and/or the ejector shroud has mixing lobes to increase the mixing of the two fluid streams.

    摘要翻译: 流体涡轮机包括涡轮罩,喷射器护罩和用于从流体流中提取能量的装置。 用于提取能量的装置位于涡轮机罩和喷射器护罩之间的环形空间中。 高能量流体可以流过涡轮罩,以绕过用于提取能量的装置。 从通过该装置的流体中提取能量以形成低能流体流。 然后可以混合高能流体和低能流体。 涡轮罩和/或喷射器罩具有混合凸起以增加两个流体流的混合。

    Nacelle configurations for a shrouded wind turbine
    4.
    发明授权
    Nacelle configurations for a shrouded wind turbine 失效
    有罩式风力发电机的机舱结构

    公开(公告)号:US08657572B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-02-25

    申请号:US12793931

    申请日:2010-06-04

    IPC分类号: F03D1/04

    摘要: A shrouded wind turbine comprises a shroud disposed about an impeller. The impeller surrounds a nacelle body which is shaped to enhance smooth flow of wind through the impeller. Some embodiments include an inlet and an outlet in the nacelle body, allowing airflow through an interior cavity. Other nacelle bodies may be tapered, flared, include mixing lobes around a trailing edge, or may have other shapes that enhance fluid flow. Some nacelle bodies include an annular groove that promotes flow attachment. Maintaining airflow attachment to the nacelle body within the turbine increases the energy generation capacity of the wind turbine.

    摘要翻译: 被覆盖的风力涡轮机包括围绕叶轮设置的护罩。 叶轮围绕一个机舱体,该机舱体的形状是为了增强通过叶轮的风的平稳流动。 一些实施例包括在机舱本体中的入口和出口,允许气流通过内部空腔。 其他机舱体可以是锥形的,喇叭形的,包括在后缘周围的混合波瓣,或者可以具有增强流体流动的其它形状。 一些机舱体包括促进流动连接的环形槽。 保持与涡轮机舱内的气流附着增加了风力发电机的能量产生能力。

    Fluid turbine
    7.
    发明授权
    Fluid turbine 失效
    流体涡轮机

    公开(公告)号:US08714923B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-05-06

    申请号:US13025677

    申请日:2011-02-11

    IPC分类号: F03D1/04

    CPC分类号: F01D25/24 Y02E10/72

    摘要: A shrouded fluid turbine comprises an impeller and a turbine shroud surrounding the impeller. The inlet of the turbine shroud is flared. The shroud includes alternating inward and outward curving lobe segments along a trailing edge of the turbine shroud. The inward and outward curving lobe segments have exposed lateral surfaces, or in other words do not have sidewalls joining the inward and outward curving lobe segments. This allows for both transverse mixing and radial mixing of air flow through the turbine shroud with air flow passing along the exterior of the turbine shroud.

    摘要翻译: 被覆盖的流体涡轮机包括叶轮和围绕叶轮的涡轮机罩。 涡轮机护罩的入口被张开。 护罩包括沿着涡轮罩的后缘的交替的向内和向外的弯曲叶片段。 向内和向外弯曲的叶片段具有暴露的侧表面,或者换句话说,不具有连接向内和向外弯曲叶片段的侧壁。 这允许通过涡轮机罩的空气流的横向混合和径向混合,并且沿着涡轮机外罩的外部流动。

    Controlled-unaided surge and purge suppressors for firearm muzzles
    8.
    发明授权
    Controlled-unaided surge and purge suppressors for firearm muzzles 有权
    用于枪械枪口的受控无人值守浪涌和清除抑制器

    公开(公告)号:US08522662B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-09-03

    申请号:US12652287

    申请日:2010-01-05

    IPC分类号: F41A21/00

    CPC分类号: F41A21/30 F41A13/08 F41A21/34

    摘要: A Controlled Unaided Surge and Purge Suppressor for firearms uses the blast and plume characteristics inherent to the ballistic discharge process to develop a new two-step controlled surge and purge system centered around advanced mixer-ejector concepts. The blast surge noise is reduced by controlling the flow expansion, and the flash effects are reduced by controlling inflow and outflow gas purges. This is a C-I-P application. In the preferred C-I-P embodiment, the blast surge is mitigated via a slotted mixer nozzle; a first expansion chamber; a generally “wagon-wheel” shaped blast baffle with a vent hole; a series of alternating baffles, with vent holes, strategically located along the suppressor's inner wall surface; a second expansion chamber; and an exit opening. This preferred C-I-P embodiment contains no “outside” vent holes (i.e., throughbores) which extend through the suppressor's outer or longitudinal wall. Instead of ingesting ambient air through such throughbores and mixing that air with the muzzle gases, as shown in the parent application, the preferred C-I-P embodiment ingests and mixes chamber gases and contaminants with the muzzle gases while allowing fluid flow through and out the suppressor. It too though can control or eliminate the Mach disk.

    摘要翻译: 用于枪支的受控无人值守浪涌和清除抑制器使用弹道放电过程固有的爆炸和羽流特性,开发出一个以先进的混合器 - 喷射器概念为中心的新的两步控制浪涌和净化系统。 通过控制流量膨胀来减少爆炸浪涌噪声,并通过控制流入和流出气体清除来减少闪光效应。 这是一个C-I-P应用程序。 在优选的C-I-P实施例中,通过开槽式混合器喷嘴减轻冲击浪涌; 第一膨胀室; 一个带通风孔的通常为“车轮”的防爆挡板; 一系列交替挡板,带有通风孔,沿着抑制器的内壁表面策略地定位; 第二膨胀室; 和出口。 这种优选的C-I-P实施例不包含延伸通过抑制器的外壁或纵壁的“外”通气孔(即通孔)。 代替通过这种通孔吸入环境空气并将空气与枪口气体混合,如本申请所示,优选的C-I-P实施例摄取并将腔室气体和污染物与枪口气体混合,同时允许流体流过和流出抑制器。 它也可以控制或消除马赫盘。

    Powered lower bobbin feed system for deflector type rotary braiding machines
    9.
    发明授权
    Powered lower bobbin feed system for deflector type rotary braiding machines 有权
    用于偏转器型旋转编织机的下部线轴馈送系统

    公开(公告)号:US07270043B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-09-18

    申请号:US11339723

    申请日:2006-01-25

    IPC分类号: D04C3/42

    CPC分类号: D04C3/44

    摘要: A Powered Lower Bobbin Feed (“PLBF”) system is disclosed for improving the operation of deflector type rotary braiding machines, such as the Wardwell Rapid Braider. The PLBF eliminates or reduces the impulsive tension spikes set up by the deflection and feed process in current rotary braiding machines by uniquely controlling the lower bobbin filament feed. These tension spikes result from: the rapid rotational acceleration and deceleration required of the lower bobbin as a result of the feed process; the lever arm tension control and bobbin ratchet mechanism; and the shape of the filament deflector surface. Such failure limits the operating speed of rotary braiding machines, the minimum size of filament that can be braided effectively, or the ability to maintain the quality of the braid produced. By eliminating or reducing these spikes, the PLBF therefore can increase the working speed of circular braiding machines and improve the uniformity of braided filaments generated by such machines at a given speed. In the preferred embodiment, the PLBF comprises: a slip ring designed to provide power to the lower bobbins; a variable speed powered lower bobbin concept; a feedback control system for the bobbins to assure bobbin feed matches braid consumption; and an improved, more contoured, deflector surface to minimize feed tension spikes. The new contour can be created: by retrofitting existing deflectors with a spline; or, by making new deflectors that incorporate the overall contour of a retrofitted deflector.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种用于改进偏转机型旋转编织机(例如Wardwell Rapid Braider)的操作的动力下部骨架进给(“PLBF”)系统。 PLBF通过独特控制下线轴细丝进给,消除或减少由当前旋转编织机中的偏转和进给过程设置的脉冲张力尖峰。 这些张力尖峰是由于进料过程导致的下线轴所需的快速旋转加速和减速: 杠杆臂张力控制和梭芯棘轮机构; 以及灯丝偏转器表面的形状。 这种故障限制了旋转编织机的操作速度,可有效编织的细丝的最小尺寸,或保持编织物质量的能力。 通过消除或减少这些尖峰,PLBF可以提高圆形编织机的工作速度,并提高这种机器在给定速度下产生的编织丝的均匀性。 在优选实施例中,PLBF包括:滑环,设计成向下线轴提供动力; 变速动力下筒管概念; 用于线轴的反馈控制系统确保线轴馈送匹配编织消耗; 和改进的,更加轮廓的导流板表面,以最小化进料张力尖峰。 可以创建新的轮廓:通过用花键改装现有的导流板; 或者,通过制造包含改装偏转器的整体轮廓的新偏转器。

    Fluid nozzle system using self-propelling toroidal vortices for long-range jet impact

    公开(公告)号:US07621463B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-11-24

    申请号:US11330695

    申请日:2006-01-11

    IPC分类号: B05B1/08 B05B1/34

    CPC分类号: B05B1/08 B05B1/341

    摘要: A fluid nozzle system (nicknamed the “RAP nozzle system”) is disclosed that combines a pulse flow device with a toroidal vortex generator to create a high momentum, self propelling jet for increasing long-range jet impact forces. In a preferred embodiment, the RAP nozzle system comprises a fluid switch, without any moving mechanical part, which takes continuous flow normally exited through a nozzle and breaks it into discrete patterns of pulsed flow. The unsteady characteristics of the pulsed flow are then used with either single-stage ejectors, multi-stage ejectors or other devices to increase the momentum and/or the lateral size of the individual pulses. These fluid pulses are then used to generate a jet with large scale, stable toroidal vortices which travel long distances, downstream of the ejector(s), and apply large forces at impact. Unlike the prior art, such toroidal vortices are stable, carry large flow momentum, and propel themselves through the air (or other fluid) at a speed approximately ¼ the pulsed velocity of the fluid used to generate the vortices. Furthermore, the toroidal vortices travel beyond the RAP nozzle system with minimal mixing and minimal losses. Tests conducted have demonstrated that these toroidal vortices travel up to 10 times the distance of current continuous flow jets and can deliver an order of magnitude larger force to move particles at large distances from the nozzle exit when compared to the same energy, continuous jet. The same toroidal vortices generate stirring mechanisms at impact which can be useful in many applications. The RAP nozzle system can significantly improve the performance of leaf blowers, shop air nozzles, and all other products that utilize jet impact forces for particle movement. The same RAP nozzle system concept can be used in a significant number of other applications where fluid pulsations could be beneficial. Fluid pulsations increase the force of a fluid jet by adding impulsive forces similar to a jack hammer. These unsteady forces can be quite large and are directly related to the velocity of the jet at impact. In an alternate embodiment, the RAP nozzle concept can also carry a secondary fluid over a large distance without mixing the secondary fluid with the ambient fluid. The secondary fluid is carried in the core of the toroidal vortices generated.