Patent ID: 6328527
Filing Date: 2001-12-11
Classification: A47L,B01D,B04C,F01D,F04D

Abstract:
A Prandtl layer turbine comprising:(a) a longitudinally extending housing having a fluid inlet port and a fluid outlet port;(b) a plurality of spaced apart members, each spaced apart member having a surface for passage of fluid from an inner opening in the spaced apart member to an outer edge of the spaced apart member, the spaced apart members being rotatably mounted in the housing to transmit motive force between fluid introduced through the fluid inlet port and the spaced apart members due to a boundary layer which is formed adjacent the opposed surfaces of the spaced apart members as they rotate, the spaced apart members having an upstream end and a downstream end; and,(c) at least one fan member having at least one blade and positioned between two of the spaced apart members for directing fluid into the inner opening of the spaced apart members.