Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Apparatus for extracting energy from a fluid flow
- Patent Title (中): 用于从流体流中提取能量的装置
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Application No.: US13806036Application Date: 2011-06-30
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Publication No.: US09567856B2Publication Date: 2017-02-14
- Inventor: Frank Faller
- Applicant: Frank Faller
- Applicant Address: CA Calgary, Alberta
- Assignee: Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
- Current Assignee: Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
- Current Assignee Address: CA Calgary, Alberta
- Agency: Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP
- International Application: PCT/CA2011/000779 WO 20110630
- International Announcement: WO2012/000105 WO 20120105
- Main IPC: F03D1/04
- IPC: F03D1/04 ; F01D1/02 ; F03D3/04 ; F03B13/26 ; F03D1/02 ; F03D9/00 ; F04F5/04 ; F04F5/10 ; F04F5/16

Abstract:
An apparatus for extracting energy from a fluid flow including a secondary fluid channel, a fluid driveable generator unit and a primary fluid channel. The primary fluid channel comprises a fluid intake in fluid communication with a throat. The throat is configured to increase the flow velocity and reduce the pressure of the primary fluid flowing through the primary fluid channel and includes at least one plenum in the interior of the throat configured to further reduce the pressure of the primary fluid flowing through the primary fluid channel. The plenum includes at least one perforation through its exterior surface in fluid communication with the secondary fluid channel. As such, the flow of primary fluid through the primary fluid channel draws the secondary fluid into the primary fluid channel through the secondary fluid channel and the perforation and thereby into driving engagement with the generator.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130216356A1 APPARATUS FOR EXTRACTING ENERGY FROM A FLUID FLOW Public/Granted day:2013-08-22
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