Patent ID: 6490865
Filing Date: 2002-12-10
Classification: F02C,F04D,Y10S

Abstract:
A centrifuge compression combustion turbine comprising:a. a turbine frame defining a central air intake and exhaust openings, b. a compressor section attached to and within the turbine frame proximate the air intake and having a plurality of stacked interconnected compressor units to rotate in unison, each having i. a housing with a cover defining a central air inlet in communication with the central air intake and leading into a circumferential compression section in communication with a peripheral compression chamber defined by the surrounding frame, and ii. an impeller mounted within the circumferential compression section having 1. a rotatably mounted circular impeller disc drive base defining an opening surrounding the central air inlet, 2. a plurality of curved spaced radial impeller blades attached to the top of the drive base about the drive base opening defining flow channels having air inlets in communication with air outlets, said flow channels having radially diminishing cross sections between the blades and housing cover to compress gases as they flow between the blades, the impeller blade air inlets in communication with the central air inlet, the impeller blade air outlets and the peripheral compression chamber which collects the compressed gases; each air inlet in alignment and in communication with a successor air inlet, and each impeller blade curving away from the drive base's direction of rotation, c. a diffusion disc covering the last impeller disc drive base air inlet opening, d. a turbine drive shaft rotatably mounted within the turbine frame and attached to the diffusion disc to rotate the impellers and compress the intake air to direct it into the peripheral compression chamber, e. a combustor section housed within the frame and in communication with the peripheral compression chamber with fuel means to burn fuel to heat the compressed gases to drive a turbine located on the drive shaft behind the combustor section, the number of the compressor units selected to provide the required compressed volume throughput into the turbine combustor section.