Parallel fluid flow wind and water mills
US5971820A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 2, 1996 |
| Grant date | Oct 26, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 2, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T70/5236
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A parallel fluid flow wind or water mill having one or more pair of vanes fixed around a central mass. The vanes showing in cross section a non-aerodynamic face having a plane or concave surface, and a aerodynamic back side are constructed to rotate in a plane parallel to the flow of the fluid in which they operate.
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