Patent ID: 7824149

Claim:
A turbine, comprising: a rotor, the rotor comprising a hollow cone and an end cap, the end cap attached to the base of the cone, the cone having an inner surface; a bearing, the bearing having an outer race and an inner race, the outer race mounted on the end cap; an intake shaft, the intake shaft mounted within the inner race, the intake shaft having an inlet passage; a nozzle arm, the nozzle arm having a first end and a second end, the first end of the nozzle arm connected to the intake shaft, the nozzle arm further having an internal passage communicating with the inlet passage; a first nozzle, the first nozzle mounted on the second end of the nozzle arm, the first nozzle communicating with the internal passage and oriented to direct a stream of fluid substantially tangentially against the inner surface; and an output shaft, the output shaft mounted on the apex of the cone and parallel to the axis of the cone, the output shaft having an outlet passage, the outlet passage communicating with the interior of the cone.