发明名称 BIDIRECTIONAL AXIAL FLOW TURBINE WITH SELF-PIVOTING BLADES FOR USE IN WAVE ENERGY CONVERTER
摘要 A bidirectional axial flow turbine with self-pivoting blades is provided for use in a central opening of submerged horizontally-aligned structure forming a wave energy conversion device. Entry and exit inner guide vanes are positioned on opposite sides of the vertically-aligned central opening, for directing the bidirectional fluid flow into and out of the central opening and inducing a vortex swirl in both directions of fluid flow that has the same direction of rotation. Within the opening, a turbine hub is mounted with a plurality of uniformly spaced self-pivoting blades that have a symmetrical blade profile to the bidirectional flow. The self-pivoting blades automatically change their blade angle in response to the force of water flow on the blades, so that they turn the turbine shaft in the same rotational direction in both flow directions.
申请公布号 US2012124986(A1) 申请公布日期 2012.05.24
申请号 US201113330917 申请日期 2011.12.20
申请人 CARTER RICHARD W. 发明人 CARTER RICHARD W.
分类号 F03B13/22;F03B13/14 主分类号 F03B13/22
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