Patent ID: 8671696

Claim:
A turbine arrangement for use in a gas turbine engine that includes a combustion chamber comprising: a source of liquid; and a turbine blade assembly that is rotatable about a central shaft, the blade assembly including a plurality of turbine blades, each blade having a forward edge that faces the combustion chamber and an opposite rear edge, wherein a hollow interior of at least one blade has a fluid conduit formed therein that is in fluid communication with the source of liquid to permit the liquid to flow along the fluid conduit within the blade, the blade including a plurality of openings in direct communication with the fluid conduit formed in the blade, the plurality of openings being open along an exterior surface of the blade and sized to produce liquid droplets as a result of the liquid being forced through the openings under pressure to create the liquid droplets for discharge downstream of the turbine blade to generate a gas due to contact with hot gases generated by the combustion chamber; wherein the rotation of the turbine blades and discharge of the liquid in droplet form from the rotating blades causes the liquid droplets to travel in a non-linear pattern resulting in conversion of the liquid droplets to a gas and an increase in volume for the hot gases, thereby resulting in the hot gases leaving an exhaust section with increased thrust.