Abstract: A pump including an impeller adapted to be removably mounted on a powered shaft, the impeller including a bore opening for complimentary reception of the shaft. The bore opening of the impeller has a torque inducing surface which abuts a complimentary torque inducing surface on the shaft. The impeller includes a plurality of circumferentially spaced flexible finger members disposed in axially extending relation about the bore opening which include inwardly directed bosses for axially securing the impeller to the shaft, and a cap element to retain the finger members compressively against the shaft.

Abstract: The invention relates to a wind driven turbine, which includes a rotor having a plurality of spaced apart vanes. The rotor is adapted to rotate about the vertical axis of an elongate short which can transmit power to a prime mover or power take off. Each vane for the rotor is formed with a substantially concave, elongate trailing or reverse face. Wind deflecting means are provided for directing wind through a venturi, onto and along the concave trailing face of one or more vanes, as the one more vanes rotate downwind away from the venturi. The wind deflecting means can also assist in at least partially shielding from the wind, one or more vanes of the rotor, as the vanes rotat and move upwind towards the venturi.

Abstract: A centrifugal pump including a casing containing an impeller mounted on a shaft with a circular shroud fixed on a hub, a plurality of relatively long radial vanes fixed on the shroud and spaced around the hub at equally spaced intervals, a series of shorter vanes extending radially and spaced around the hub with at least two shorter vanes located between each pair of longer vanes, the inner end of each shorter vane being located radially outward from the inner ends of the adjacent longer vanes, each pair of adjacent longer vanes forming between them a single passage extending radially outward from the hub and flowing into at least three smaller passages formed between said pair of adjacent longer vanes and the shorter vanes located between said pair of adjacent longer vanes, and a series of oblong shaped pressure balancing holes located in said shroud and opening into said passages.

Abstract: An improved no-back mechanism for propeller pitch control comprises a brake which resists motion of a first member and a uni-directional coupling between the first member and a drive connecting a pitch control prime mover to an adjustable pitch propeller. The coupling permits limited movement of the drive with respect to the first member during back driving as in dither cycling of the blade while coupling the drive and first member for braking the back driving after the limited movement. As a result, dither cycling can occur during normal operation without release or slipping of the brake, thereby effecting a substantial wear reduction of brake plates of the brake.

Abstract: A protected, but unsealed rotor bearing for flowmeter turbine rotors and the like has an annular shoulder protruding axially from the rotor in concentric relation to the rotor axis in a manner that defines a cavity protruding axially into the rotor. An elongated bearing body with a cylindrical peripheral surface is mounted in a supporting frame and protrudes axially into the cavity. An axle on which the rotor is mounted protrudes into a bore in the bearing body such that the bearing interface is between the surface of the axle and the surface of the bore in the bearing body. A ball in the bore between the bearing body and the axle bears axial thrust. The peripheral surface of the bearing body does not contact the annular shoulder, but a face on the annular sholder that extends radially outward from adjacent the peripheral surface of the bearing body acts as a centrifugal flinger to dynamically divert contaminant particles away from the bearing surfaces.

Abstract: A spherical bearing for a helicopter rotor connects a rotor blade to a rotor hub. The bearing includes an outer race supported on the hub and an inner race spaced axially from the outer race supported by a shackle attached to the blade root. Each race defines a concentric spherical surface. Multiple laminates of elastomer and shims of metal are arranged alternately between the races. The laminates and shims are bonded to each other to form an assembly that is bonded to the races at radially opposite ends. Each laminate has an opening formed at its center extending through its thickness. A coupon of elastomer, whose damping characteristics exceed those of the laminates, is fitted within each opening with suitable dimensions to minimize control loads and flapwise damping, yet the coupon increases lead-lag damping.

Abstract: A vertical axis wind turbine blade comprising a blade body with a leading edge and trailing edge there between being generally parallel to each other with a series of a given intersecting triangulation of troughs along the enire blade length with each trough so intersecting transversally the trailing edge and being a upwardly given taper in direction of the leading edge by approximately 80 percent of the blade width and therewithal each trough is formed into a wind channelling containment of equispaced troughs there upon being adjacent with each other along the blade length and with the trough width therein respectively changing the wind driven air columns for a maximum transferring of energy to the blades on the windward side by a higher pressure building up while going into the troughs, while there about on the opposite side there is a reversal type of effect being cause by a pressure drop across the troughs by a lowering of air pressure flows into the troughs to therein cause an effect of speeding up the v

Abstract: An easily assembled, aesthetically pleasing ceiling fan has a main support shaft which supports an outer decorative column and canopies as well as a drive motor having a rotor mounting a blade support housing and carrying easily attachable fan blades. A bottom cover is also supported from the shaft for ease of assembly and providing a surface configuration coordinating with the canopies and blade support housing.

Abstract: A segmented seal (36) is provided for sealing between two adjacent rotor disks (18, 20). The individual segments (36) includes sideplate members (42, 44) and integral hook members (50, 52) which engage the facing sides of the respective disks (18, 20). Strut members (60, 62) support the central portion (64) of the axially and circumferentially extending wall members (40) which collectively establish the radially inner gas boundary for an annular working fluid stream (30).

Abstract: A propeller for a prop-jet engine having a propellor blade formed as a hollow shell member whose outer surface has an aerodynamic blade profile, the propellor blade being secured to a rotor via an adjustment pin. The hollow shell member is internally braced partly along its radial length by a flexible spar secured to the pin and made of thermoplastic material. The flexible spar is hollow and receives a metal spar hich is fixed to the pin and is given flexibility in bending by the provision of a slot therein.

Abstract: In order to clamp blades (1, 2, n) of turbomachines to influence the blade vibration occuring in such machines, the shroud plates (1a, 2a, na) are dimensioned in such a way that they are in contact with one another in the installed condition without clearance and without contact force or else they are dimensioned so that they exhibit a gap (3) relative to each other. A prestressed or pretorsioned, clearance-free connection occures between the shroud plates (1a, 2a, na) due to plastic deformation of the shroud plates (1a, 2a, na) in the region of their boundries or of the gap (3).

Abstract: An air blower assembly for a spa having a vent valve in the outlet passage from the blower, with a bi-metallic coil for opening the valve and venting the outlet when the temperature reaches a preselected danger level. The valve comprises two telescoped tubular members having elongated vent ports movable angularly into alignment, the inner member being rotatably supported on the assembly for adjustment of the set point and the outer member being rotatable about the inner member by the coil.

Abstract: The invention provides a rotary aircraft airfoil comprising an attachment for fixing to a hub, a current part having a leading edge and a trailing edge and whose profile has a chord of constant or evolutive length, and a tip which extends said current part outwardly and whose leading edge extends the leading edge of said current part rearwardly in a sweep, said tip being in addition downwardly slanted. This blade is remarkable in that the downward slant of said blade tip extends over the whole of the span of this tip and is continuous from the connection with the current blade part as far as the end edge of said tip so that said tip follows a curvature such that its extrados is convex and its intrados is concave.

Abstract: A gas turbine rotor warming structure comprises a tubular member having an axially extending central through hole and a plurality of fine holes formed in a side wall thereof. The tubular member is inserted in central holes of rotor disks each having blades so as to form an annular gap between the inner surfaces of the central holes and the outer surface of the tubular member. The plurality of fine holes of the tubular member are formed so as to face the inner peripheral surface of the central holse of the rotor disks, so that gas extracted from a compressor is injected into the annular gap through the fine holes and impinges on the inner peripheral surfaces of the rotor disks, whereby inner peripheral portions of the rotor disks are warmed at the time of starting of the gas turbine. The extracted compressor gas which has warmed the inner peripheral portions of the rotor disks passes between the disks and cools the turbine blades.

Abstract: A device for converting the energy of a flowable medium into torque, or vice versa, employs a pair of linkages positioned on opposite sides of a common mount such that the linkages form mirror images of each other. Each linkage comprises a plurality of link members which are pivotally attached to each other. A first rotatable axle is attached to one end of each linkage, while a second rotatable axle is attached to an opposite end of each linkage.

Abstract: An airfoil of a wind-driven wheel consists of a spar and several vanes pivotable independently of each other, the spar and the airfoil being located next to each other in a form-locked manner so as to form a streamlined airfoil section, pivot bearings and return springs of the vanes are provided inside the spar, a web passes through an aperture in the side wall of the spar and connects the vane to the pivot bearing, the vane being swivelable in the direction of excessively strong wind pressure so as to stress a return spring, the web remote from the hub and the region of the vane is removed from the hub has a larger angle of incidence with respect to the direction of the wind than the web nearer to the hub and the region of the airfoil nearer to the hub, the spar being rotatable in a spar root so that angle of incidence can be varied, the pivot bearings which are in connection with the same vane are connected by a crossbar, stress in the return spring can be adjusted by a retention and cover strip covers the

Abstract: A pitch controller (10) for controlling the pitch of a plurality of blades (11) of a fan powered by a turbine propulsion engine, with a pitch adjusting device (16) having an input (18) for controlling the pitch of the blades. An input drive shaft (15) provides rotary power from the free turbine to the first input of a transmission (14). The transmission also has a second input (25) controlling the input to the pitch adjusting device, a first output (18) which is the input to the pitch adjusting device and a second output (21) which is applied to a rotary power device (20). Input power from the free turbine is provided to the rotary power device by the transmission which in response to a pitch control signal (28) causes the second input to rotate at a speed different from the first input thereby changing the pitch of the blades in proportion to the pitch control signal.

Abstract: Within a rotor blade row of a steam turbine, rotor blades having one resonant frequency alternate with rotor blades having a second, different resonant frequency. The two different resonant frequencies are achieved by profiling the tips of every other rotor blade.

Abstract: Wind energy conversion apparatus comprises vertical endless travelling belt means and a plurality of inter-spaced hydrodynamic foil members mounted thereon. Passage of fluid, i.e. wind, over the foil members creates lift forces thereon serving to drive the endless belt means about belt circulating parts. The foil members may have a fixed angle of incidence with respect to the belt runs i.e. between the circulating parts at the top and bottom of the endless belt means; or they may be of variable pitch. In one embodiment the belt means comprises two separate endless belts the foils are carried on arms which have pivotal connections with both belts; and a tension spring connects the belts. A belt circulating part, the lower wheel is coupled to a rotary load, an electric generator. Aerodynamic lift on the foils drives the belt and, by the spring connection, the belt and the rotary load. The foil angle of incidence is determined by the lift and the spring reaction.

Abstract: A ceiling fan optionally usable in a suspended down rod mode in which the fan blades are spaced downwardly from the ceiling, or in a flush mounted mode in which the blades are relatively close to the ceiling. The fan includes a canopy secured adjacent the ceiling, and an optionally downrod which swivelly supports the fan housing and blades at a position spaced downwardly from the ceiling. The fan further includes a motor housing which has top and bottom housing plates and an annular band located between the housing plates. The top and bottom plates are secured to a soft iron armature which is driven in rotation by a stator carried on a rod extended through the center of the fan housing. The fan blades are connected to the bottom plate of the housing, and housing and blades are driven in rotation with the iron armature.