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A fluid rotor is disclosed for turning electrical generators or other mechanical equipment. The fluid rotor contains multiple curved blades which are in a single plane of rotation, and which are spaced closely together so as to maximize the efficiency of the captured fluid. The open blades are desig

A fluid rotor is disclosed for turning electrical generators or other mechanical equipment. The fluid rotor contains multiple curved blades which are in a single plane of rotation, and which are spaced closely together so as to maximize the efficiency of the captured fluid. The open blades are designed to overlap one another to an extent that there are always at least two blades positioned to capture the fluid regardless from which direction the fluid is flowing. The curved blades allow the rotor to always rotate in the correct direction regardless of the direction of the fluid without the use of moving vanes or housings to help direct the fluid at certain portions of the fluid rotor. If the rotor is made to turn in the incorrect direction, it will, as fluid from any direction flows against it, slow down, stop momentarily, and then begin to rotate in the correct direction. More than one rotor can be used in a single assembly, and one rotor can be placed within a liquid such as water, and another rotor can be placed in a gas such as air. Both rotors are coupled to commonly drive a single output shaft, and the coupling uses a one-way clutch so that the liquid rotor cannot act as an anchor to prevent the gas rotor from turning.

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A fluid rotor, comprising: (a) a first rotatable vertical shaft, and a second rotatable vertical shaft; (b) a first rotor subassembly immersed in a liquid, comprising: (i) a first central hub having a vertical axis of rotation and an outer surface, said first central hub being fixedly attached to sa

A fluid rotor, comprising: (a) a first rotatable vertical shaft, and a second rotatable vertical shaft; (b) a first rotor subassembly immersed in a liquid, comprising: (i) a first central hub having a vertical axis of rotation and an outer surface, said first central hub being fixedly attached to said first shaft; (ii) a first plurality of curved blades, each of said blades having upper and lower leading edges and first and second curved side edges, each blade having a substantially uniform width between said first and second side edges, and each blade being rigidly attached to said outer surface of said first central hub along said first curved side edge; (c) a second rotor subassembly immersed in a gas, comprising: (i) a second central hub having a vertical axis of rotation and an outer surface, said second central hub being fixedly attached to said second shaft; (ii) a second plurality of curved blades, each of said blades having upper and lower leading edges and first and second curved side edges, each blade having a substantially uniform width between said first and second side edges, and each blade being rigidly attached to said outer surface of said second central hub along said first curved side edge; (d) wherein each of said first and second rotor subassemblies is fixedly attached to its respective said first and second shafts at different vertical elevations with respect to each other, and said first and second shafts are commonly coupled; and (e) wherein the blades of each of said first and second rotor subassemblies are curved in the same direction.