Vertical-axis composite swinging-blade water wheel

Details Vertical-axis composite swinging-blade water wheel Vertical-axis composite swinging-blade water wheel

1977-04-12

1978-06-20

Geoghegan, Edgar W.

Power plants

Pressure fluid source and motor

Utilizing natural energy or having a geographic feature

290 54, 417334, F16D 3100, F03B 1300

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040954226

ABSTRACT:
This invention relates to an improved vertical swinging-blade water wheel for converting a kinetic energy of a substantially horizontal stream into mechanical energy in which a pair or pairs of blade wheels are disposed symmetrically with respect to an output shaft, thereby forming a composite water wheel and the water wheel itself as a whole is prevented from rotating. Further, a plurality of blade wheels vertically arranged with the phases of the blades deviated through a predetermined angle may prevent interference of streams between the blades and equalize the fluctuations of the driving torques, thereby improving the efficiency and securing a relatively large power output by using a small-sized blade wheel with a small number of blades. Since the water wheel itself will not rotate as a whole, it may be used as a power source for light buoy generators floating in the water and underwater pumps.

REFERENCES:
patent: 958467 (1910-05-01), Bennett
patent: 3200255 (1965-08-01), Masuda
patent: 3205969 (1965-09-01), Clark
patent: 3995170 (1976-11-01), Graybill

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