Patent ID: 6655907
Filing Date: 2003-12-02
Classification: F03D,Y02E

Abstract:
A fluid-driven power generator comprised of a turbine comprised of a multiplicity of vanes, wherein said turbine is within a housing assembly, and wherein said housing assembly is comprised of an exhaust chamber, means for directing a first fluid towards said vanes of said turbine, means for directing a second fluid through said housing assembly without contacting said turbine, means for combining said first fluid and said second fluid in said exhaust chamber, and means for creating a vacuum in said exhaust chamber, wherein:(a) said means for directing fluid towards said tangential portions of said turbine comprises a first interior sidewall, and a second interior sidewall connected to said first sidewall, and (b) said means for directing fluid towards said tangential portions of said turbine is comprised of means for causing said fluid to flow around said turbine and, for at least about 120 degrees of said flow of said fluid around said turbine, for constricting said fluid and increasing its pressure.