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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2013
Applicant:
Louisiana Tech Research Foundation; a Division of Louisiana Tech University Foundation, Inc., Ruston, LA (US);
Inventors:
Erez Allouche, Madison, MS (US);
Arun P. Jaganathan, Ruston, LA (US);
Assignee:
Louisiana Tech Research Corporation, Ruston, LA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03B 3/04 (2006.01); F01D 5/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03B 3/04 (2013.01); F01D 5/03 (2013.01); Y02B 10/30 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention is a new turbine structure having a housing that rotates. The housing has a sidewall, and turbine blades are attached to a sidewall portion. The turbine may be completely open in the center, allowing space for solids and debris to be directed out of the turbine without jamming the spinning blades/sidewall. The turbine may be placed in a generator for generation of electrical current.