Patent ID: 8333060
Filing Date: 2012-12-18
Classification: F02C,F05D

Abstract:
1. A reaction turbine, comprising: a rotatably mounted turbine wheel, said turbine wheel comprising an inlet arranged in a vicinity of the turbine wheel's center axis and an outlet arranged in a vicinity of an outer circumference; and a compressor having a radial compression passage and a combustion chamber being arranged between said outlet and inlet downstream of the compressor, said combustion chamber and compressor being completely delimited within said turbine wheel, said compressor being fixedly connected to said combustion chamber, said combustion chamber comprising a single open annular chamber, said compressor is a centrifugal compressor and said compression passage has an unbladed transition to said combustion chamber, wherein the reaction turbine is an all rotating reaction turbine with all parts of the reaction turbine rotating.