Abstract: A modular hydrokinetic turbine system for installation in a water stream. The system is assembled from a number of blade modules and a number of support modules, connected in the direction of the water stream. Each blade module has turbine blades, a rotor shaft portion, and two-piece rotor shaft coupling. The support modules rest on the stream bed and support the blade modules. The rotor shaft couplings allow the blade modules to be connected such that the rotor shaft portions provide a rotor shaft, but also allow the blade modules to be separable from the support modules. A generator located at one end of the system is driven by the rotor shaft.

Abstract: A compressor system includes a compressor housing and a driveshaft rotatably supported within the compressor housing. The compressor system further includes an impeller that imparts kinetic energy to incoming refrigerant gas upon rotation of the driveshaft, a thrust disk coupled to the driveshaft, and a bearing assembly mounted to the compressor housing. The impeller includes an impeller bore having an inner surface, and the thrust disk includes an outer disk and a hub. The bearing assembly rotatably supports the outer disk of the thrust disk. The hub is disposed within the impeller bore, and includes a hub outer surface in contact with the inner surface of the impeller bore. A first contact force between the hub outer surface and the inner surface of the impeller bore increases with increased rotational speed of the driveshaft.

Abstract: A compressor system includes a compressor housing and a driveshaft rotatably supported within the compressor housing. The compressor system further includes an impeller that imparts kinetic energy to incoming refrigerant gas upon rotation of the driveshaft, a thrust disk coupled to the driveshaft, and a bearing assembly mounted to the compressor housing. The impeller includes an impeller bore having an inner surface, and the thrust disk includes an outer disk and a hub. The bearing assembly rotatably supports the outer disk of the thrust disk. The hub is disposed within the impeller bore, and includes a hub outer surface in contact with the inner surface of the impeller bore. A first contact force between the hub outer surface and the inner surface of the impeller bore increases with increased rotational speed of the driveshaft.

Abstract: A high-speed downhole motor-driven artificial-lift gas compressor assembly comprising an aerodynamic, gas-bearing supported, multi-stage centrifugal compressor is deployed downhole to work with other components such as electric submersible pumps and separators disposed in a multizone reservoir. Water may be injected into an injection water zone and hydrocarbons allowed to escape from a hydrocarbon producing zone to the surface. Compressed gas may be introduced into an annulus between a casing and tubing and directed into an injection gas zone. In addition, gas being produced in the hydrocarbon producing zone may flow back through the annulus between the casing and tubing or through one or more water separators and/or gas separators into the high-speed downhole motor-driven artificial-lift gas compressor assembly and, once compressed, exit the high-speed downhole motor-driven artificial-lift gas compressor assembly and routed back to the injection gas zone.

Abstract: An access delay vehicle barrier for stopping unauthorized entry into secure areas by a vehicle ramming attack includes access delay features for preventing and/or delaying an adversary from defeating or compromising the barrier. A horizontally deployed barrier member can include an exterior steel casing, an interior steel reinforcing member and access delay members disposed within the casing and between the casing and the interior reinforcing member. Access delay members can include wooden structural lumber, concrete and/or polymeric members that in combination with the exterior casing and interior reinforcing member act cooperatively to impair an adversarial attach by thermal, mechanical and/or explosive tools.

Abstract: An access delay vehicle barrier for stopping unauthorized entry into secure areas by a vehicle ramming attack includes access delay features for preventing and/or delaying an adversary from defeating or compromising the barrier. A horizontally deployed barrier member can include an exterior steel casing, an interior steel reinforcing member and access delay members disposed within the casing and between the casing and the interior reinforcing member. Access delay members can include wooden structural lumber, concrete and/or polymeric members that in combination with the exterior casing and interior reinforcing member act cooperatively to impair an adversarial attach by thermal, mechanical and/or explosive tools.

Abstract: An access delay vehicle barrier for stopping unauthorized entry into secure areas by a vehicle ramming attack includes access delay features for preventing and/or delaying an adversary from defeating or compromising the barrier. A horizontally deployed barrier member can include an exterior steel casing, an interior steel reinforcing member and access delay members disposed within the casing and between the casing and the interior reinforcing member. Access delay members can include wooden structural lumber, concrete and/or polymeric members that in combination with the exterior casing and interior reinforcing member act cooperatively to impair an adversarial attach by thermal, mechanical and/or explosive tools.