Abstract: A turbine power plant comprises a rotor and a stator with chambers arranged at intervals around the outer periphery of the rotor. Nozzles are provided at intervals around the stator and direct working fluid toward the periphery of the rotor. Each chamber comprises an intake opening in the outer periphery of the rotor and an inflow path which extends from the intake opening to a reaction surface. Working fluid entering a chamber passes through the inflow path to impinge upon the reaction surface. The direction of flow is such that work is produced on the rotor producing rotation. At the reaction surface, flow is subdivided into two parts extending into two outflow passages on opposite axial sides of the inflow path. The outflow paths extend to exhaust openings in the outer periphery of the rotor on opposite axial sides of the intake opening. The exiting flow of fluid passes through the outflow paths and exhaust openings toward the stator.

Abstract: A power plant having a fluid powered flywheel is disclosed. The flywheel comprises internal cylinder spaces which extend radially outwardly from a central region of the flywheel but which curve in a particular circumferential sense about the axis of the flywheel. Helical structures are disposed within the cylinder spaces to define respective helical flow paths through the cylinder spaces. Power fluid is delivered to a central region of the flywheel for entry into the cylinder spaces. Exhaust ports are provided to extend between the outer perimeter of the flywheel and the radially outer end of each cylinder space so that the exhausting fluid is jet discharged. Pressurized fluid is delivered from a reservoir containing a gas-over-liquid power source. An impeller driven by the flywheel collects the fluid discharged from the perimeter of the flywheel and returns it to the reservoir.