Patent ID: 6997674
Filing Date: 2006-02-14
Classification: F01D,F03B,Y02E

Abstract:
1. Pressurized fluid turbine engine comprising: a) bladeless turbine having a plurality of fluid nozzles and one or more nozzle fluid ways; b) turbine shaft with an internal or a peripheral, concentric shaft fluid way, the shaft fluid way having one or more shaft fluid intakes, the turbine being affixed to the turbine shaft, each fluid nozzle being hydraulically connected to the shaft fluid way by one or more nozzle fluid ways; c) fixed outer housing; d) pair of opposing shaft seals, a front shaft seal and a rear shaft seal, each shaft seal sealing between the turbine shaft and the outer housing, a fluid supply chamber being created between the shaft seals, the outer housing having one or more fluid intake ports to the fluid supply chamber, the fluid supply chamber being hydraulically connected to each shaft fluid intake; and e) two or more shaft bearings bearing between the outer housing and the turbine shaft.