Prime-mover dynamo plants – Fluid-current motors
Patent
1978-03-06
1979-08-07
Vrablik, John J.
Prime-mover dynamo plants
Fluid-current motors
415 2, 415 60, 415122A, 60398, 277 27, F03B 1310, F01D 1300, F16J 1534, F16J 1540
Patent
active
041639049
ABSTRACT:
An understream turbine plant is provided for generating electrical power by means of the flow of an understream effluent, such as the Gulf Stream off the Atlantic seaboard coast. Each turbine plant has a large central opening within which is mounted a large turbine impeller. An electrical generator is mounted within the watertight housing of the plant adjacent to the central opening. The opening of the plant has a large diametrical forward entrance and a large diametrical rearward exit with a substantially central portion of smaller diametrical extent. The impeller of the turbine plant is mounted in the smallest diametrical extent of the opening. The contour of the opening provides for a Venturi effect increasing the efficiency of plant operation. A plurality of plants may be provided to span at least a portion of the understream flow, as well as being placed in a stacked arrangement to span at least a portion of the height of the understream flow. Special bearing seals for the rotating impeller prevent the ocean water from entering the interior of the turbine housing.
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