Patent ID: 6237859
Filing Date: 2001-05-29
Classification: A01G,A01M,B05B

Abstract:
A fluid injection apparatus for a wind machine comprising:a wind machine for generating an air stream, the wind machine rotatably mounted upon a central tower;a nozzle array for injecting a fluid into the air stream, the nozzle array mounted to the wind machine; anda manifold mounted on the central tower, proximate the wind machine, the manifold having an inner ring and an outer ring, the inner ring fixedly mounted to the central tower, and the inner ring including a fluid inlet, the outer ring circumferentially mounted on the inner ring, the outer ring rotatable relative to the inner ring, and the outer ring including a fluid outlet, the manifold for receiving the fluid through the fluid inlet and distributing the fluid to the nozzle array through the fluid outlet.