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A wind turbine including a reaction type turbine wheel instead of an impulse type turbine which is normally used for receiving the wind and more efficiently deriving power therefrom and an augmenter means for producing a vortex downstream of the turbine at the exit of the turbine to increase the pre

A wind turbine including a reaction type turbine wheel instead of an impulse type turbine which is normally used for receiving the wind and more efficiently deriving power therefrom and an augmenter means for producing a vortex downstream of the turbine at the exit of the turbine to increase the pressure differential across the turbine thereby increasing the power that may be extracted from the wind.

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In a wind turbine, a reaction turbine comprising blades for receiving the wind and deriving power therefrom and augmenter means for producing a vortex downstream of the turbine at the exit of the turbine, said augmenting means comprising a plurality of fixed blades in the path of the wind, a first c

In a wind turbine, a reaction turbine comprising blades for receiving the wind and deriving power therefrom and augmenter means for producing a vortex downstream of the turbine at the exit of the turbine, said augmenting means comprising a plurality of fixed blades in the path of the wind, a first cowling surrounding the turbine, said vortex augmenting means surrounding said cowling, a second cowling surrounding said augmenting means, said blades of said augmenting means extending between said cowlings, said blades of said augmenting means being angularly related with respect to the axis of the wind turbine in the same direction as the blades of the reaction turbine, said cowling surrounding said augmenting means including an inlet, a central portion and an outlet defining a venturi, said reaction turbine being adjacent said central portion of the second cowling, said second cowling extending substantially from the inlet to the turbine in spaced relationship to the first-mentioned cowling.