Antone Rodney Thompson
Engineers in Cedar City, UT
License number
Utah 137296-2202
Issued Date
Feb 21, 1989
Expiration Date
Mar 31, 2011
Category
Engineer/Land Surveyor
Type
Professional Engineer
Address
Address
Cedar City, UT
Professional information
Vertical Axis Fluid Turbine
US Patent:
2011029, Dec 8, 2011
Filed:
May 31, 2011
Appl. No.:
13/149305
Inventors:
Antone R. Thompson - Cedar City UT, US
International Classification:
F04D 25/16, H02P 9/04, F03D 9/00
US Classification:
290 44, 415 60, 290 55
Abstract:
A fluid turbine, comprising an inner shaft comprising a first number of concave vanes coupled thereto, the first number of concave vanes forming a number of rows of vanes, and an outer shaft, coaxial to the inner shaft, comprising a second number of concave vanes coupled thereto, the second number of concave vanes forming a number of rows of vanes in which adjacent rows of vanes alternate between the first number of vanes and the second number of vanes, in which the first number of vanes rotate axially in a first direction, in which the second number of vanes rotate axially in a second direction, and in which the concave surface of the first and second number of concave vanes define a fluid gathering surface.