Patent ID: 7314347

Claim:
Pressurized fluid turbine engine comprising: a) bladeless turbine having a plurality of fluid nozzles and one or more nozzle fluid ways; b) turbine shaft with an internal or a peripheral, concentric shaft fluid way, the shaft fluid way having two or more shaft fluid intakes, the turbine being affixed to the turbine shaft, each fluid nozzle being hydraulically connected to the shaft fluid way by one or more nozzle fluid ways; c) pair of opposing intake assemblies, a first intake assembly and a second intake assembly, the respective intake assemblies being located on opposing sides of the bladeless turbine, each intake assembly having a fixed outer housing, each intake assembly having a pair of shaft seals, a front shaft seal and a rear shaft seal, each shaft seal sealing between the turbine shaft and the outer housing, a fluid supply chamber being created between the shaft seals, the outer housing having one or more fluid intake ports to the fluid supply chamber, the fluid supply chamber being hydraulically connected to each shaft fluid intake, and each intake assembly having two or more shaft bearings bearing between the outer housing and the turbine shaft.