Kinetic energy recovery device of liquid and gas

• US 5,007,241 A
• Filed: 09/12/1989
• Issued: 04/16/1991
• Est. Priority Date: 09/12/1989
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Saitou, Yutaka
• Original Assignee: Saitou, Yutaka
• Inventors: Saitou, Yutaka
• Primary Examiner(s): Ostrager, Allen M.
• Application Number:
  US07/406,397
• Time in Patent Office: 581 Days
• Field of Search: 415/62, 415/66, 60/698, 60/716, 60/718, 60/398, 790/1 R, 790/53, 790/54, 790/55
• US Class Current: 60/698
• CPC Class Codes: F03B 17/00 Other machines or engines
• CPC Class Codes: F04D 25/02 Units comprising pumps and their driving means
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/20 Hydro energy

Abstract

A kinetic energy recovery device of liquid and gas has a gas guide member and a liquid guide member both being stood, and a vane wheel installed at communicating portion between the gas guide member and the liquid guide member, and at rising of gas in the gas guide member and flowing-down of liquid in the liquid guide member, the vane wheel is supplied with the rotating force and therefore rotated. A generator connected to a rotary shaft of the vane wheel is rotated, and both kinetic energies of the gas and the liquid act simultaneously and the power generation is performed and the energy is recovered. The vane wheel is installed to each of the gas guide member and the liquid guide member, and the rotary shafts of respective vane wheels are interlocked and rotated simultaneously, thereby the generator may be rotated by both kinetic energies of the gas and the liquid.

Claims

1. A kinetic energy recovery device comprising:

(a) a gas guide member;

(b) a liquid guide member installed along said gas guide member, said gas guide member and said liquid guide member partly communicating with each other;

(c) a vane wheel supported rotatable by a rotary shaft supported at the communicating portion between said gas guide member and said liquid guide member in the lateral direction with respect to the longitudinal direction of both guide members and rotating on receiving the rotating force from a gas flow rising in said gas guide member and a liquid flowing down in said gas guide member;

(d) a first liquid storage member installed on the upper end of said liquid guide member;

(e) a second liquid storage member installed at lower side of said liquid guide member;

(f) a liquid pumping-up means for pumping up a liquid from said second liquid storage means into said first liquid storage member;

(g) an energy recovery means; and

(h) means for transmitting the rotation of said vane wheel to said energy recovery means.

2. A kinetic energy recovery device as set forth in claim 1, wherein said energy recovery means is a generator.

3. A kinetic energy recovery device as set forth in claim 1, wherein said second liquid storage member is a river.

4. A kinetic energy recovery device as set forth in claim 1, wherein said second liquid storage member is a lake.

5. A kinetic energy recovery device as set forth in claim 1, wherein said second liquid storage member is a liquid vessel.

6. A kinetic energy recovery device as set forth in claim 1, wherein said second liquid storage member is a sea.

7. A kinetic energy recovery device as set forth in claim 1, wherein said means for transmitting the rotation of said vane wheel to said energy recovery means is a shaft extended to the rotary shaft of said vane wheel for transmitting the rotation means of said vane wheel directly to an external mechanism.

8. A kinetic energy recovery device as set forth in claim 1, wherein a plurality of gas guide members and a plurality of liquid guide members are integrated at each upper portion and stand obliquely, and a blowing member for rotating said vane wheel and for performing the forced gas exhaust is installed on said gas guide member.

9. A kinetic energy recovery device as set forth in claim 1, wherein a plurality of gas guide members and liquid guide members are arranged alternately and continuously.

10. A kinetic energy recovery device comprising:

(a) a gas guide member;

(b) a liquid guide member installed along said gas guide member, said gas guide member operatively connected with said liquid guide member;

(c) a vane wheel means supported rotatable between said gas guide member and said liquid guide member so as to rotate on receiving the rotating force from a gas flow rising in said gas guide member and a liquid flowing down in said liquid guide member;

(d) a liquid storage member installed on the upper end of said liquid guide member;

(e) an energy recovery means; and

(f) means for transmitting the rotation of said vane wheel means to said energy recovery means.