Patent ID: 7029233
Filing Date: 2006-04-18
Classification: G01L

Abstract:
1. A water dynamometer, comprising: a channel housing having a fluid inlet, a fluid outlet, and a flow channel formed therein, the flow channel fluidly coupling the fluid inlet to the fluid outlet; a stator ring disposed at least partially within the channel housing and having a first side, a second side, an outer peripheral surface, and an inner peripheral surface, the stator ring outer peripheral surface having a plurality of fluid inlet ports in fluid communication with the channel housing fluid inlet port, and the stator ring inner peripheral surface having a plurality of fluid outlet ports in fluid communication with the stator ring fluid inlet ports; a first end rotor and a second end rotor disposed adjacent the stator ring first side and second side, respectively, each end rotor including a plurality of rotor vanes disposed on a surface thereof and in fluid communication with the fluid outlet ports of the stator ring inner peripheral surface.