Year: 1886

page_text: I, WILLIAM NEIL of 8 Carnarvon Street, Hawick, in the County of Roxburgh,
Dyer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
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The object of my invention is to produce a simple and inexpensive motive power
engine wherein the pistons, piston rods and valve gear. of reciprocating engines
and the complicated operating parts of ordinary rotary engines are dispensed with.
The improved engine which may be actuated by steam, water or other.fluid
pressure somewhat resembles the central portion of a turbine wheel and consists
of a disc, wheel or drum which may either be made hollow and fitted with curved
blades or have curved ducts or channels otherwise formed therein to extend from
the centre to the periphery. The disc or drum is carried upon a spindle which may
either be hollow throughout or on one side. only of the disc or drum in order to
admit the actuating fluid therethrough to the central part of the drum; or the
drum may be made in parts in which case one end-piece may be fixed and over-
hung upon the spindle and be bolted to the other part or parts to which a central
tubular shaft or trunnion, may be connected. The tubular shaft is formed with
slots or openings which admit the actuating fluid to the curved ducts within the
druin and the fluid passing through said ducts escapes through narrow slits or
orifices formed in the periphery tangentially or nearly so thereto. The disc, wheel
or drum is enclosed within a casing of any suitable form provided with an outlet
for the actuating fluid which is ejected from the disc orifices into the casing. The
disc, wheel or drum is caused to rotate by the actuating fluid which in.issuing from
the tangential orifices strikes against the circumambient fluid and by reaction impels
the wheel in the direction opposite to that, in which the jets issue. The motion
of the disc, wheel or drum is transmitted through its spindle which may be carried
in suitable bearings in a horizontal, vertical or inclined position and may be fitted
with pulleys or gearing for transmitting the power obtained. Adjustment of the
size of the orifices in the periphery of the disc or drum may be provided by fitting
a movable slotted ring thereon.
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page_text: I, WILLIAM NEIL of 8 Carnarvon Street, Hawick, in the County of Roxburgh,
Dyer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same
is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement:→
The object of my invention is to produce a simple and inexpensive motive power
engine wherein the pistons, piston rods and valve gear of reciprocating engines
and the complicated operating parts of ordinary rotary engines are dispensed with.
As represented in transverse vertical section at figure 1, and in longitudinal
vertical section at figure 2, of the annexed drawings the improved engine, which
may be actuated by steam, water or other fluid pressure, somewhat resembles the
central portion of a turbine wheel and consists of a disc or wheel A, or a drum
which may either be made hollow and fitted with curved blades or have curved
ducts or channels B, formed thereon to extend from a casing C, at the centre to
the periphery of the disc. The disc or drum is carried upon a spindle D, which
may either be hollow throughout, or as shown on one side only of the disc or drum,
in order to admit the actuating fluid therethrough to the casing C, or central part
of the drum; or the drum A may be made in parts in which case one end piece
may be fixed and overhung upon the spindle and bolted to the other part or parts
to which a central tubular shaft or trunnion may be connected. The tubular shaft
is formed with slots or openings d which admit the actuating fluid to the casing C,
and the curved ducts B, within the drum or disc A, and the fluid passing through
said ducts escapes through narrow slits or orifices b, formed in the periphery
tangentially or nearly so thereto. The disc, wheel or drum is enclosed within a
casing E, of any suitable form provided with an outlet F, for the actuating fluid
which is ejected from the disc orifices b, into the casing E, The disc, wheel or
drum A, is caused to rotate by the actuating fluid which in issuing from the
tangential orifices b, strikes against the circumambient fluid and by reaction impels
the wheel in the direction opposite to that in which the jets issue. The motion of
the disc, wheel or drum is transmitted through its spindle D, which may be carried
in suitable bearings as G, in a horizontal, vertical or inclined position and may be
fitted with pulleys or gearing for transmitting the power obtained. Adjustment
of the size of the orifices b in the periphery of the disc or drum may be provided
by fitting a movable alotted ring a thereon.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
The combination of parts constituting the improved rotary motive power engine
as herein described with reference to the annexed drawings.
Dated this Twenty third day of October 1886.
CRUIKSHANK & FAIRWEATHER,
62, Saint Vincent Street, Glasgow,
Agenta,