Patent ID: 8546966

Claim:
A fluid flow torque generator comprising: an impeller assembly including a series of impellers affixed to a rotatable shaft; housing having two chambers, a first chamber being substantially semicircular and configured to contain one half of the impeller assembly with minimal tolerances on all sides while permitting free rotation of the impellers, and a substantially triangular second chamber disposed forward of said first chamber and sharing a common wall therewith, an opening in said common wall, said second chamber having a substantially horizontal first leg and a second leg forming a forward extending apex facing the fluid flow, an aperture in said first leg disposed substantially over the opening, both of said chambers having coextensive planar sidewalls, and said housing configured to fragment the fluid flow into three components each having a positive effect on the rotation of the impellers, said effects being cumulative; frame to support the housing; means in cooperation with said frame to support the shaft and assist the shaft in smooth rotation; and means to transfer the torque generated by the rotation of the shaft to an electric generator.