Patent ID: 9163512
Filing Date: 2015-10-20
Classification: F01D,F03G,F05D,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A bladeless turbine comprising: a case comprising a main housing, a cover and a centerline; three or more turbine discs disposed within the case, wherein each turbine disc has a center opening, a first set of holes substantially equally spaced from one another along a first radius from the centerline, a second set of holes substantially equally spaced from one another along a second radius from the centerline, and two or more of the turbine discs have a set of exhaust ports positioned annularly around the center opening; a drive shaft passing through the center openings of the three or more turbine discs and attached to the three or more turbine discs, wherein the drive shaft is positioned within the case along the centerline, free to rotate within the case, and extends through the main housing for connection to a generator; one or more fluid/vapor inlets attached to the main housing such that a fluid/vapor is directed at a specified angle onto the three or more turbine discs; a fluid/vapor outlet in the cover and aligned with the centerline; a set of exhaust holes proximate to and connected to the fluid/vapor outlet that are positioned annularly around the drive shaft; and wherein the fluid/vapor causes the turbine discs to rotate, passes through the set of exhaust ports and the set of exhaust holes, and exits through the fluid/vapor outlet.