This application relates to an arrangement for providing an accelerated and/or redirected flow, preferably a vorticized or rotating flow on the inlet side and/or inducing and/or increasing a low-pressure field on the output side of a fluid-driven rotary power-generating device, e.g., a turbine, a hydrokinetic generator, a wind generator or other device that uses a rotor blade or impeller structure to translate the force of moving fluid into radial or rotary power (such devices hereinafter referred to for ease as “turbine-like devices”). The reason for associating the accelerated and/or redirected flow-inducing/low pressure field-inducing arrangement with a turbine-like device is to increase the efficiency or energy output of the device. The application also relates to a method and apparatus for enhancing the performance of a turbine-like device utilizing the accelerated and/or redirected flow-inducing arrangement and/or the low-pressure field-inducing arrangement according to the application.
It is known for turbine-like devices to be provided with a Wildlife and Debris Excluder (WDE); however, these WDE's are not commonly employed for most turbine-like devices, especially hydro-turbines, due to added expense and perhaps more importantly, due to the anticipated lowering of power-generating performance, since any type of WDE represents a flow-restricting/limiting obstacle at the inlet and/or outlet of the turbine-like device and has a certain blockage effect on the water flow. In the preferred embodiments of the present disclosure, the accelerated and/or redirected flow-inducing/low pressure field-inducing arrangement of the invention can also serve the function of a WDE. The accelerated and/or redirected flow-inducing/low pressure field-inducing arrangement, which can be advantageously employed as a WDE is preferably comprised of two parts, which are preferably used together but may also advantageously be used individually.
One part is designed to be placed in front of the intake of any turbine-like device, and the other part is designed to be placed behind the exit of any type of turbine-like device. The first part that is placed in front of the intake of a turbine-like device will be referred to as an “accelerated and/or redirected flow-inducing arrangement”, preferably in the form of a WDE. The second part will be referred to as a “low pressure field-inducing arrangement”, preferably in the form of a WDE.
The arrangements of the invention can be employed with an turbine-like device, and are most advantageously employed in combination with hydrokinetic energy producing devices of the type described in published patent application WO 2016/130984 A2, the entire disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference into the present application document. Most preferably, the arrangements of the invention also serve as WDE's for these hydrokinetic energy producing devices. The present accelerated and/or redirected flow-inducing/low pressure field-inducing arrangements can advantageously be retro-fitted to existing turbine-like devices.
Both arrangements, the accelerated and/or redirected flow-inducing arrangement, preferably a vortex- or rotation-inducing arrangement, and the low-pressure field-inducing arrangement, are suitable for operation in any type of moving fluid for generating vorticized or rotational flow in front of the intake of any turbine-like device or any device with a central rotor or impeller and/or for generating a low-pressure field behind the exit of any turbine-like device or any device with a central rotor or impeller. They are applicable to or can be used in any kind of fluid that flows with a minimum ambient flow velocity of at least about 0.25 m/s and flows through the turbine-like section. Preferably, the fluid is water.
The turbine-like devices with the associated accelerated and/or redirected—flow-inducing and/or low-pressure field-inducing arrangements of the invention may be placed underwater to introduce an accelerated and/or redirected flow, preferably a vorticized/rotational flow and/or a low-pressure field/area into a stream or current of water, or they may be placed into the air to induce an accelerated and/or redirected flow, preferably vorticized flow and/or low pressure into an air flow or current of moving air or wind. These turbine-like devices may also be mounted on a vessel or a vehicle, fixed mounted or tethered, floating or submersed, land-based or airborne. They may be installed on a fixed device or tethered to a device that is placed in a naturally occurring/existing moving fluid, fluid current or stream, or it may be towed or pushed through the fluid, or it may be installed on another device or method to artificially create a flow of the fluid through the turbine-like device. Most preferably, the arrangements according to the invention can advantageously be used in connection with hydrokinetic energy devices utilized for producing energy from moving water, especially in rivers, dammed-up bodies of water, ocean currents and/or tidal currents.
According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided an accelerated and/or redirected flow arrangement intended for use in combination with a “turbine-like device” having an inlet end and an outlet end for fluid flowing therethrough. The accelerated and/or redirected flow arrangement is comprised of at least one of two parts, selected from (a) a forward part designed to be placed in front of the intake of a turbine-like device comprising an accelerated and/or redirected flow-inducing arrangement; and (b) a rear part that is designed to be placed at the exit of a turbine-like device comprising a low pressure field-inducing arrangement. In the case of the forward part, it preferably comprises a deflector structure configured so as to produce at least one of the following effects on the fluid flowing through the turbine-like device: (a) imparting a re-direction of the fluid as it passes through the forward part, preferably produce at least some vorticized or rotating flow on the inlet side; and/or (b) accelerating the flow velocity of the fluid as it flows through the forward part. In the case of the rearward part, it is preferably configured so as to induce a low-pressure or reduced-pressure field or area on the output side of the turbine-like device, preferably by creating an accelerated and/or re-directed flow through the rearward part. It is advantageous to employ both parts in combination with a turbine-like device.
Preferably, the deflector structure of the forward part comprises an array of deflector rods that are configured to provide at least one of the effects (a) and/or (b), and more preferably, the deflector structure comprises a conically-shaped structure, adapted to be placed at or near the forward, fluid inlet end of the turbine-like device, wherein the conically-shaped array of deflector rods comprises a plurality of arrays oriented to produce a re-direction of the fluid that comprises at least some rotational re-direction.
According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a combination of at least the forward part of the one or more flow arrangements, as described above, with a turbine-like device, preferably a hydrokinetic turbine device, and most preferably a uni-directional hydrokinetic turbine device. Preferably, the turbine-like device includes a generally cylindrical accelerator shroud section that defines within its cylindrical cross-section a fluid flow area and a rotor assembly that is (a) mounted for rotation within the accelerator shroud around an axis that is generally parallel to the direction of fluid flow through the turbine-like device, and (b) includes a plurality of rotor blades extending radially outwardly from the center of the turbine-like device. Most preferably, the rotor assembly comprises a center hub and a plurality of blade members mounted on the hub member, wherein the force-generating member is mounted for rotation on the inner surface of the accelerator shroud, and the center hub has an open center defined by a wall member that has a hydrofoil-shaped cross-section.
In one preferred aspect, the forward part of the flow arrangement in the combination comprises an array of deflector rods that are configured to provide at least one of the effects (a) and/or (b), and more preferably, the deflector structure comprises a conically-shaped structure, adapted to be placed at or near the forward, fluid inlet end of the turbine-like device, wherein the conically-shaped array of deflector rods comprises a plurality of arrays oriented to produce a re-direction of the fluid that comprises at least some rotational re-direction of the fluid with respect to the fluid flow direction through the turbine.
Preferably, the combination further comprises a rearward part of the deflector structure comprising a rear array of deflector rods that is adapted to be placed at or near the rear, exit end of the turbine-like device, and the rear array is configured to produce a decrease in pressure at the outlet end of the turbine-like device, preferably a radial redirection of the fluid with respect to the direction of fluid flow through the turbine-like device.
Most preferably, at least one of the forward and rearward deflector arrays includes deflector rods having a cross-sectional shape that produces an acceleration of the fluid flow through them, preferably a hydrofoil/airfoil cross-sectional shape. In one embodiment, the rear array of deflector rods comprises a pattern of concentric ring-like deflector rods.
According to another aspect of the invention, there is provided a wildlife and/or debris deflector member adapted for use in a turbine-like device having an inlet end and an outlet end for fluid flowing therethrough, preferably a hydrokinetic turbine. The deflector member comprises: a shaped structure, which comprises an array of deflector rods that are configured to provide at least one, preferably both, of the following effects on the fluid flowing through the turbine-like device: (a) imparting a re-direction of the fluid as it passes through the deflector member array; and/or (b) accelerating the flow velocity of the fluid as it flows through the deflector member array. In one preferred embodiment, the deflector member is preferably a conically-shaped structure, adapted to be placed at or near the forward, fluid inlet end of the turbine-like device, and the re-direction of the fluid preferably comprises at least some rotational re-direction. In another embodiment, the deflector member is adapted to be placed at or near the rear, exit end of the turbine-like device, and the redirection of the fluid preferably comprises a radial re-direction with respect to the direction of fluid flow through the turbine-like device. It is most preferred to use both the forward and rear deflector members in combination with a turbine-like device, preferably a hydrokinetic turbine device. Most preferred in both the forward and rear deflector arrays is to provide for an acceleration of the fluid flow through them, preferably by providing at least some of the deflector rods with a cross-sectional shape that produces a flow velocity increasing effect, most preferably a hydrofoil/airfoil cross-sectional shape.
In one preferred embodiment, the spacing of the deflector rods in the conically-shaped array is equal, thereby defining the minimum sized of object that can pass through the wildlife and/or debris deflector member.
In accordance with still another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for enhancing the performance of a turbine-like device, comprising: operating a turbine-like device having a fluid inlet end and a fluid exit end defining a direction of fluid flow through the device, which device includes a generally cylindrical accelerator shroud section that defines within its cylindrical cross-section a fluid flow area and a rotor assembly that is (a) mounted for rotation within the accelerator shroud around an axis that is generally parallel to the direction of fluid flow through the turbine-like device, and (b) includes a plurality of rotor blades extending radially outwardly from the center of the turbine-like device, by allowing a fluid to flow through the device; and allowing the flowing fluid to pass through at least one of the following devices: (a) a forward deflector structure designed to be placed in front of the fluid inlet end of the device an comprising an arrangement that creates at least one of an accelerated flow- and/or redirected flow-inducing effect; and (b) a rear deflector structure designed to be placed at or near the fluid exit end of the device, comprising an arrangement that induces a low or reduced pressure field beyond the exit end of the device. Preferably, the forward deflector structure is configured to produce a vorticized or rotating flow on the inlet side of the device, and the rear deflector member is configured to induce a low-pressure or reduced-pressure field or area on the exit side of the device, by creating at least one of an accelerated and/or re-directed flow through the rear member.
In on preferred embodiment, the forward deflector structure comprises a conically-shaped structure, adapted to be placed at or near the forward, fluid inlet end of the turbine-like device, wherein the conically-shaped array of deflector rods comprises a plurality of arrays oriented to produce a re-direction of the fluid that comprises at least some rotational re-direction. It is advantageous to provide that the vorticized or rotating flow produced on the inlet side of the device has a direction of rotation opposite to the rotation direction of the rotor blades.
Further objects, features and advantages of the present invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art from the detailed description of preferred embodiments set forth above, when considered together with the accompanying figures of drawing.
In the drawings:
According to one preferred embodiment of the invention, the first or forward arrangement (10) for creating an accelerated and/or redirected flow (
Use of one or both of the forward (10) and rear (18) arrangements of the invention allows the receiving turbine-like device to at least operate at a not-impaired efficiency level, but preferably at a higher efficiency level, than it would do without the use of any accelerated and/or redirected flow-inducing and/or low-pressure field-inducing arrangement, such as a WDE. When using the forward arrangement (10) also as a WDE device, the unique way of creating vorticized/rotational flow in the fluid prior to entering a turbine-like device (8) to create change of direction or acceleration (most preferably directional acceleration) of the fluid, allows the receiving device to operate at a higher efficiency level than it would do with other WDE devices, i.e., to eliminate any negative effects of using a WDE, which are normally caused by the blockage effect or turbulence created by other WDEs.
The preferred front arrangement (10) of the invention will also make a turbine-like device produce a higher power/energy output or operate more efficiently than the same turbine would achieve without the vortex/rotational flow inducing device. It can also mean that a turbine-device fitted with the front arrangement may be as efficient in a lower velocity environment as other turbines are in a higher velocity environment.
The vorticized/rotational flow of the fluid created by the preferred front arrangement (10) results in the rotational flow direction to be preferably in the opposite direction of the rotation of the rotor blades 34 inside the turbine, since this has been found to maximize the increase in efficiency (
This vorticized/rotational flow-inducing arrangement increases the load of the fluid on the surface of the blades of the rotors or impellers of the turbine-like device (8). Increasing the load on the rotor blades has the effect to increase the pressure on the blades inside the turbine device due to the rotating flow leaving the excluder in the opposite direction of the rotor blade or impeller rotation (5). This increased pressure and loading of the upstream side (intrados) (3) of the hydrofoil shaped rotor blade also creates a greater pressure differential between intrados and extrados (4) (the downstream side) of the rotor blades or impeller, resulting in the blades generating more lift in the direction of the rotation and more torque (6) in the direction of the rotation.
This increased loading of the rotor blades has the same effect on the turbine rotor 31 that an increased rotative speed of the blades would have, although the RPM of the rotor is not necessarily increased. This increased loading is mainly due to the vorticized/rotating flow leaving the front arrangement, preferably in opposite sense of the blade rotation, a feature which is comparable to a (fictitious!) increase of the rotative speed of the rotor, impeller or propeller. (An increased rotative speed of the rotor in the fluid would create more thrust, which then results in an increased efficiency or higher power/energy output of the turbine.) With this vorticized/rotational flow-inducing arrangement, the additional thrust and torque is achieved by the hydrodynamic effect of a higher load on the rotor blades rather than increasing the rotative speed. The effects of this vorticized/rotating flow and the increased pressure, thrust and flow acceleration become visible in the CFD analysis (
To induce the vorticized/rotational flow in one preferred embodiment, first, the orientation/attachment rods (13) and the deflector rods (14) making up the arrangement are deployed in an array (9) that has the effect of inducing a rotational flow, one typical preferred example of which is shown in the
These hydrofoil/airfoil shaped rods direct the fluid, water or air into the direction intended by the orientation of the hydrofoil/airfoil, redirecting and giving the fluid entering the turbine-like device a rotational motion, preferably the opposite direction of the rotation of the turbine/rotor/propeller blades or impeller (
In one preferred embodiment, the optional rear-mounted arrangement (18) (
The hydrofoil/airfoil shaped concentric rings of rods (14) are oriented with the extrados of the hydrofoil/airfoil rings facing at an angle toward the center of the ring and the intrados of the hydrofoil/airfoil rings facing the outside of the ring (
The design of these fluid dynamic arrangements is scalable in size (
The arrangements (10) and/or (18) may also act as a WDE to protect the intake of any turbine-like device (8). These arrangements have the added advantage that they are also designed to increase the environmental friendliness and protect the internal parts of the turbine-type apparatus in front and/or behind which they are placed. Thus, the most preferred embodiments of the invention are represented by a turbine-like device (8) in combination with one or both of the accelerated and/or redirected flow-inducing and/or low-pressure field-inducing arrangements described above. See, e.g.,
The size of the wildlife and debris to be excluded or prevented from entering the rotor section of a turbine-like device is determined by the spacing of the hydrofoil/airfoil shaped array of deflector rods (13), (14) on the forward excluder (10) and/or deflector rings the rear excluder (18). Deflector rods and deflector rings preferably run parallel in order to have equal distance/spacing of the deflector rods/rings along the full length of each individual pair of rods/rings and assure uniform size of wildlife or debris to be deflected and excluded.
The accelerated and/or redirected flow-inducing, preferably a vorticized/rotational flow-inducing and/or low-pressure field/area inducing arrangements according to the invention have the purpose of increasing the performance, power/energy output and efficiency of any rotating turbine-like devices, and further optionally and advantageously provide the function of serving as wildlife and debris excluding (WDE) devices for the turbine-type devices.
With the foregoing explanation of the principles by which the devices of the invention operate, it is apparent that there are a multitude of different physical designs/configurations that can be used to achieve an accelerated and/or redirected flow of fluid at or near the inlet of a turbine-like device and/or at its outlet. One particularly preferable type of design, which produces a vortex/rotational acceleration and redirection of fluid, has been described in detail above and in the accompanying figures of drawings, to illustrate the broader principles and scope of the invention. This disclosure/illustration is not intended to be in any way limiting of the invention. Further, it should also be clear that the accelerated and/or redirected flow-inducing, preferably a vorticized/rotational flow-inducing, and/or low-pressure field/area inducing arrangements according to the invention can be used independently of their serving also as WDE devices.
The accelerated and/or redirected flow-inducing, preferably a vorticized/rotational flow-inducing and/or low-pressure field/area inducing arrangements according to the invention can effectively work in any type of fluid and can be optimized to have the maximum effect on the fluid in which they operate, with minor adjustments to the preferably hydrofoil/airfoil shaped deflector rods of the devices. Preferably, the devices play the dual role of enhancing the efficiency of the turbine-like machines with which they are employed, while at the same time serving as WDE devices. In their preferred employment, the arrangements of the invention can effectively work on any size of turbine-like device, and can be optimized to have the maximum effect on the fluid in which they operate, with minor adjustments to the hydrofoil/airfoil shaped deflector rods of the devices.
As noted above, the accelerated and/or redirected flow-inducing, preferably a vorticized/rotational flow-inducing and/or low-pressure field/area inducing arrangements according to the invention can be utilized in connection with a wide variety of turbine-like devices. Most preferably, arrangements of the invention are employed in combination with a turbine-like device that is typically composed of three main components, a) a flow accelerator shroud, b) an optional annular diffuser following the flow accelerator shroud, and c) a main rotor which is built into the accelerator shroud but is a separate part. Some of these components typically comprise several different sub-parts that are assembled to be one part of the turbine. Preferred turbine-like devices are those described in published patent application WO 2016/130984 A2. The preferred aspects of these turbine-like devices are also described here.
The Flow Accelerator Shroud with the Annular Diffuser
Referring now to
The entrance duct (22) serves to funnel the water flow into the rotor section (30) and to lead the water flow onto and over the stator housing (23) on the outside of the accelerator shroud and over the rotor blade shroud (38) on the inside. This stator housing exterior surface and the rotor blade shroud interior surface are part of the overall shape of the accelerator shroud. The entrance duct also contains the forward thrust bearings that guide the rotor section during operation.
The stator housing (23) contains all the metallic, preferably copper, coils (25) that comprise the stator of the annular generator, as well as the conventional electrical wiring (not shown) to convey the electrical energy generated out of the turbine. The stator housing also contains the rotational roller/ball bearings (or other bearings or low friction polymer bushings) (26) on which the rotor section rotates.
The exterior surface of the rotor blade shroud (38) forms part of the accelerator shroud but is a separate part that is attached to the rotor blade tips (33) and rotates with the main rotor inside the accelerator shroud. It is described in more detail below.
The aft fairing (28) located behind the stator housing (23) and rotor blade shroud (38) leads the water flow to the exit of the accelerator shroud (20) and preferably has a feather edge (29) on the back end to avoid creating any turbulence or drag. The aft faring also contains the aft/rearward thrust bearings (26) (
The annular diffuser (40) is also preferably an asymmetrical hydrofoil shaped ring and preferably has a greater diameter than the accelerator shroud (20). The annular diffuser (40) is located behind the accelerator shroud and preferably overlaps somewhat over the aft end of the accelerator shroud (20). It works in a manner very similar to the accelerator shroud, further increasing the negative pressure field behind the turbine. Because of the cooperation and resulting synergistic effect of the accelerator shroud and the annular diffuser, there is a greater augmentation of flow speed through the rotor section. Generally, at a position relatively closely (e.g., from about 4 to 6 inches) behind the trailing edge of the (final) annular diffuser, which is preferably a feather edge, the rear wildlife and debris excluder is attached. There may be some instances in which it may be advantageous, e.g., specific water flow conditions, to employ one or more annular diffusers, such as second annular diffuser (42) and maybe even a third annular diffuser (44), positioned one behind the other. (
The Rotor Assembly
Turning now to
The center hub (36, 80). that is preferably annular and surrounds the preferably open center (37), is also used for attaching the rotor blade roots (39). (
The rotor blade shroud (38) (also called the outer ring of the main rotor) is where the extremities/tips (33) of the blades (34) are attached. (
Referring now to
The angle/incidence (72) (
For preferred hydrofoil shapes to be optimal while they travel through the water at different speeds, they preferably have different lengths of cord (74) and different thicknesses of profile/cord (76). Preferably, the thickness (76) of the blade increases and/or the cord length (74) increases from the root of the blade toward the tip of the blade, i to increase the surface area where the blade travels though the water with higher speed and creates the greatest amount of lift. Thus, the blades most preferably increase in both size and thickness as they extend radially from the hub. These increases in cord length and thickness result in higher efficiency and greater power extraction.
The rotor blades hydrofoil shape (35), the length of cord (74), the thickness of profile/cord (76), the degree of incidence (72), and the twist (78) of each rotor blade, and the number of blades can advantageously be varied for each application, in order to adapt to site-specific flow conditions of the water and other locational needs.
The Wildlife and Debris Excluder(s)
Referring now primarily to
The hydrokinetic turbines employed according to the invention preferably have two wildlife and debris excluders, one (10) in front at the entrance (22) of the turbine and one (18) behind at the exit of the turbine. The front wildlife and debris excluder (10) is located in front of the turbine protecting the entrance (22) of the accelerator shroud (20), and is attached to the front end of the accelerator shroud as well as preferably to any support structure of the turbine. The deflector rods (14) of the excluder may be made of metal, fiberglass or synthetic materials with different diameters depending on the turbine size; from about ¼ inch on a small turbine and up to about 3 inches on very large units.
The first/forward wildlife and debris excluder (10) is preferably built so that the deflector rods on the forward end of the front excluder (14) form a generally cone-like shape. The deflector rods on the forward end are attached to a small ring (12) that preferably has the same inside diameter as the specified distance (15) between the insides of the deflector rods. On the back end, the deflector rods are preferably attached to a large ring (16) which is preferably greater diameter than the annular diffuser (40). The slope of the cone-like shape created by the difference between the forward ring (12) and the aft ring (16), to which the deflector rods (14) are attached, can be altered to adapt to different environmental needs. The front excluder is preferably positioned so as to slightly overlap the annular diffuser with a gap that is approximately the same size as the distance (15) between deflector rods, in order to maintain a finite size of wildlife and debris allowed to enter, it is designed to be cone-like shaped in order to shed off and divert any wildlife, debris, sea grass or whatever else may be floating in the stream of water about to enter the turbine.
The second/aft wildlife and debris excluder (18) (
The annular generator design preferably has magnets (32) mounted on the rotor blade shroud (38) and copper or other metallic coils (25) in the stator housing (24) which is preferably located inside the accelerator shroud (20). This design eliminates the need for a gearbox or transmission or hydraulic systems to mechanically extract and convey the energy out of the turbine. The preferred design employed in the present invention also eliminates the need to have center bearings, which thereby eliminates the need for any fixed structure whatsoever (e.g., shaft or hub) located within the flow area through the turbine. The absence of any fixed structure furthermore means that no struts or other elements are needed to support that fixed structure.
In
CFD analysis has shown for tested embodiments that, when both an accelerated and/or redirected flow, preferably a vorticized or rotating flow arrangement is used on the inlet side and a low-pressure field/area inducing arrangement is used on the output side, the flow acceleration through a turbine-like device (such as those described in patent application WO 2016/130984 A2) is typically increased by approximately 30%, but may be increased by an amount as low as 5% or as high as 50%, depending on the flow conditions and turbine type. In
A further CFD simulation involves two types of vorticized flow inducing wildlife and debris excluder, i.e., in one simulation a right-hand spin was produced, and in the other simulation a left-hand spin is generated in the incoming fluid. In both simulations, the rotor is turning in the counter-clockwise direction. Thus, with the left hand spin the water hits the rotor blade surface at a steeper/greater angle; whereas with the right hand spin the water hits the blade surface at a shallower/lesser angle. In both simulations the same flow velocity of 1.5 m/s and the same rotor RPM of −480 RPM (counterclockwise from the front).
Method of Evaluation
these are the parameters used to evaluate the difference in performance, i.e., increase or decrease of flow acceleration and pressure differentials between intake and outlet of:
The numbers obtained from these different measurements are compared to one another and converted into a percentage number of the flow acceleration.
The data show that it is advantageous to have an accelerated and/or redirected flow-inducing, preferably a vorticized/rotational flow-inducing arrangement, as described above according to the invention, in front of the turbine to increase the flow-through velocity and therefore energy output. The net increase provided by the new vorticized flow inducing arrangement does not merely reduce the original negative effect of using a WDE, but rather the negative effect is eliminated and the new WDE arrangement increases the flow speed, thereby providing a total benefit of up to 25% additional flow acceleration.
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