Patent ID: 6430918
Filing Date: 2002-08-13
Classification: F01D,F02C,F02K,F23R

Abstract:
A solid fuel turbine drive system for powering electrical generators comprising:a housing consisting of four side walls a roof and a floor, said housing having a first aperture extending through a first one of said side walls; a combustion tunnel having a first end and a second end, said first end extending into said housing through said first aperture; a turbine assembly substantially aligned with said combustion tunnel first end such that gases being expelled from said first end turns said turbine assembly; at least one solid fuel cell positionable within said second end of said combustion tunnel such that detonation of said solid fuel cell forces gasses out of said first end of said combustion tunnel; a water bath particulate collection tank coupled to a bottom of said housing, said water bath particulate collection tank being in environmental communication with an interior of said housing, said water bath particulate collection tank being substantially filled with water; said floor of said housing having an opening extending therethrough such that gases in said housing are exhausted through said opening and through the water in said water bath particulate collection tank for separating particles in the gases and allowing the remaining gas to be exhausted to the environment.