The present invention relates generally to systems and methods for facilitating the movement of fluids, transferring mechanical power to fluid mediums, as well as deriving power from moving fluids. The present invention employs an impeller system in a variety of applications involving the displaceme
The present invention relates generally to systems and methods for facilitating the movement of fluids, transferring mechanical power to fluid mediums, as well as deriving power from moving fluids. The present invention employs an impeller system in a variety of applications involving the displacement of fluids, including for example, any conventional pumps, fans, compressors, generators, circulators, blowers, generators, turbines, transmissions, various hydraulic and pneumatic systems, and the like.
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We claim: 1. A turbine comprising: a housing forming an internal chamber enclosing an impeller assembly, the impeller assembly having a central hub, an array of parallel discs connected to the central hub, each disc having a central aperture and being aligned and interspaced along an axis, and each
We claim: 1. A turbine comprising: a housing forming an internal chamber enclosing an impeller assembly, the impeller assembly having a central hub, an array of parallel discs connected to the central hub, each disc having a central aperture and being aligned and interspaced along an axis, and each disc having support structures located on the inside perimeter of the disc for receiving connecting elements, the aligned central apertures of the plurality of discs defining a central cavity in the impeller assembly, the central cavity being uninterrupted by disc structures extending between the inner periphery and a central axis of the impeller assembly; a shaft connected to the central hub; at least one fluid inlet for introduction of fluid to the internal chamber; at least one fluid outlet allowing exit of fluid from the central aperture column of the impeller assembly; and a device for utilizing rotational movement of the shaft. 2. A turbine of claim 1, wherein the interdisc spacing between each neighboring disc is constant. 3. A turbine of claim 1, comprising at least four discs. 4. A turbine of claim 1, comprising fewer than 100 discs. 5. A turbine of claim 1, wherein each disc has one or more support structures located in close proximity to an inside perimeter of the disc. 6. A turbine of claim 5, wherein the discs are interconnected to one another by structural elements mounted in the support structures, forming a stacked disc assembly. 7. A turbine of claim 1, wherein the fluid inlet forms part of a penstock. 8. A turbine of claim 7, wherein the penstock is separated from the internal chamber by at least one wicket gate. 9. A turbine comprising: a housing forming an internal chamber enclosing an array of stacked discs forming a disc assembly, each disc having an outer periphery, a viscous drag surface area, support islets located on an inside perimeter of the disc for receiving connection elements, and an inner periphery forming a central aperture, the discs being stacked to define a central cavity that is uninterrupted by disc structure-extending between the inner periphery and a central axis of the impeller assembly, and the disc assembly being supported on one end by a shaft; at least one fluid inlet for introduction of fluid to the outer periphery of the discs; at least one fluid outlet allowing fluid to exit from the central cavity; and a device in communication with the shaft for generating power from rotational movement of the shaft. 10. A turbine of claim 9, wherein the at least one fluid inlet is adjustable to vary the volume of fluid flowing through the disc assembly. 11. A turbine of claim 9, additionally comprising a plurality of reversing nozzle housings open to the internal chamber serving as fluid inlets. 12. A turbine of claim 9, wherein the at least one fluid inlet is adjustable to vary the angle at which the fluid contacts the discs. 13. A turbine of claim 9, wherein the at least one fluid inlet is fixed with respect to the angle at which the fluid contacts the discs. 14. A turbine of claim 9, wherein the viscous drag surface of each disc is essentially flat. 15. A turbine of claim 9, wherein the viscous drag surface of each disc is substantially smooth. 16. A turbine of claim 9, wherein the at least one inlet is connected to a penstock. 17. A turbine of claim 9, wherein the interdisc spacing is constant between neighboring discs and is less than 3 inches. 18. A method for generating power comprising: providing an impeller assembly in an internal chamber of a housing having at least one inlet port and at least one outlet port, the impeller assembly comprising a stacked array of aligned parallel discs, each disc having a central aperture and support structures located on an inside perimeter of the disc for receiving connecting elements and being interspaced along an axis, the plurality of discs forming a central cavity that is uninterrupted by disc structures extending between the inner periphery and a central axis of the impeller assembly, and the impeller assembly operably connected to a shaft; introducing fluid through the inlet port to a peripheral area of the stacked array of aligned parallel discs and contacting the fluid with the faces of the discs, thereby rotating the discs, the impeller assembly, and the shaft; withdrawing fluid from the impeller assembly through the central cavity and the outlet port; and utilizing the rotational movement of the shaft to generate power. 19. The method of claim 18, additionally comprising adjusting the angle of the inlet fluid relative to the discs to adjust the rotational speed of the impeller assembly. 20. The method of claim 18, additionally comprising adjusting the volume of the inlet fluid to vary the volume of fluid flowing through the impeller assembly.
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