Abstract
An electronic speed-controlled pulsed supersonic turbine engine powering automotive, drone, and electric power generation, energized by breathable, clean renewable energy airflow from 2700 psi integral air-tank energizing the engine continuously for 3 hours, replacing the toxic fossil gasoline-diesel energized internal combustion engine with carbon emissions that affect climate change. The turbine blades are turned by the pulsed impulse of supersonic airflow from sequentially energized eight manifolds of de Laval convergence-divergence-CD with sonic choking nozzle and supersonic divergence airflow impulsing turbine blades turning them within divergence shroud to atmospheric pressure with turbine nose with engine output shaft supported with bearings supported by the air-tank. An electric pulse generator controls engine shaft speed with voltage pulses to solenoid valves commanding spool valves with airflow from the air-tank with output shaft magnetic speed sensing signal sent back to controller in closed loop adjusting to desired set with pulse amplitude and time duration.
Claims
1. An electronically speed controlled pulsed supersonic turbine engine energized by clean breathable air from an extremely high pressure renewable energy air stored in a cylindrical mobile air tank with an output shaft coupled with an automotive input power shaft or coupled with a generator input shaft, with an output shaft speed controlled in a closed loop using an electronically controlled pulse generator controller set to a predetermined engine output shaft speed, the electronically controlled pulse generator controller sending short time electrical voltage pulses to eight fast opening solenoid valve and spool valve assemblies, each comprising a solenoid valve and a spool valve, and the short time electrical voltage pulses being programmable in amplitude, frequency, sequence and time duration, comprising: a. the cylindrical mobile air tank with a front end flange and an air tank rear cylindrical extension in a rear of the cylindrical mobile air tank with an air tank through center hole, the cylindrical mobile air tank storing a large amount of the extremely high-pressure renewable energy air, supporting output shaft bearings and turbine bearings, and supporting turbine rotation and output shaft rotation, comprising, 1. The air tank through center hole supporting the output shaft bearings and the output shaft rotation within said air tank through center hole with a non-magnetic ring, and 2. An air-tank relief valve preventing overpressure of said extremely high pressure renewable energy air in the cylindrical mobile air tank, and 3. The air tank front end flange supporting a magnetic output shaft speed sensor and the electronically controlled electronic pulse generator controller, connected with bolts to an automotive structural chassis, and supporting the engine to the structural chassis, and 4. Eight air tank outlet ports connected to the eight solenoid valves by connecting pipes, the solenoid valves controlling airflow to the engine, and 5. The air tank rear cylindrical extension supporting the turbine bearings, and b. eight De Laval convergent-divergent CD nozzle systems, each connected to a respective fast opening solenoid valve and spool valve assembly, thereby the high pressure renewable energy air from the cylindrical mobile air tank is provided to each De Laval convergent-divergent CD nozzle system at sequential timing, each comprising: 1. A convergent manifold chamber connecting between a spool valve outlet port and the choked nozzle, wherein the airflow is supplied to the convergence manifold chamber at a subsonic speed, and 2. The choked nozzle with a diameter connecting between the convergence manifold chamber and downstream to a divergence manifold chamber, wherein airflow speed through the choked nozzle is kept sonic at a Mach number equal to 1 which is the speed of sound, and 3. A divergence manifold chamber connecting between the choked nozzle and an turbine outer shroud flow adaptor wherein the airflow speed is accelerating to a supersonic speed with the Mach number larger than 1 when leaving the choked nozzle, but less than 1.2 to avoid shocks, and c. the solenoid valve with a solenoid valve inlet port connected to said cylindrical mobile air tank and with a solenoid valve outlet port connected to a spool valve command inlet port, wherein the solenoid valve is actuated by the short time electric voltage pulses and is connected to the spool valve command inlet port, comprising: 1. A fast opening magnetic solenoid energized by the short time electric voltage pulses from the electronically controlled pulse generator controller to open said solenoid valve for a very short time to fluidly connect the spool valve command inlet port, and 2. A solenoid plunger with a conical poppet having a sealing surface, wherein the conical poppet provides a tight seal against a sealing seat, and 3. A solenoid valve body with the solenoid valve inlet port connected to said cylindrical mobile air tank and with the solenoid valve outlet port connected to the spool valve command inlet port, and, 4. A solenoid valve helical spring, wherein said solenoid valve helical spring pushes said solenoid plunger to a closed position, keeping the solenoid valve in a sealed closed position when the solenoid valve is not energized, and 5. The solenoid valve inlet port connected to said cylindrical mobile air tank, and 6. the solenoid valve outlet port connected to said spool valve command inlet port wherein when said solenoid valve is in an open position, the solenoid valve provides the extremely high pressure renewable energy air to the spool valve command inlet port to move a spool valve cylindrical spool to an open position, and e. the spool valve with the spool valve command inlet port connected to the solenoid valve outlet port, a spool valve inlet port connected to the cylindrical mobile air tank, and a spool valve outlet port connected to said convergence chamber manifold, comprising: 1. A spool valve body with a spool valve bore, the spool valve command inlet port, a spool valve command outlet port, the spool valve inlet port and the spool valve outlet port, comprising 2. The spool valve cylindrical spool with an axial center through hole, wherein said the spool valve cylindrical spool is sliding axially inside said spool valve bore to the open position under command port pulse pressure from said solenoid valve outlet port, and 3. A spool valve helical return spring between said spool valve cylindrical spool and a bottom cover of said spool bore, wherein said helical spring applies an axial force on said spool valve cylindrical spool, pushing said spool valve cylindrical spool to a closed position, and 4. The spool valve command inlet port connected axially into a radially inner side of said spool bore and to the solenoid valve outlet port to apply a fast and short duration of pressurized air axial force on a radially inner side of the spool valve cylindrical spool for rapid movement to the open position of the spool valve cylindrical spool, and, 5. The spool valve inlet port connected to the cylindrical mobile air tank by a connecting pipe of the connecting pipes, and, 6. The spool valve outlet port connected to said convergence manifold chamber, wherein the spool valve provides the extremely high pressure renewable energy air to the convergence manifold chamber at the subsonic speed, and f. 16 turbine blades with a helical pattern bolted around an inner shroud and nose assembly with close radial proximity to a turbine outer shroud, wherein said turbine blades are turning under supersonic airflow speed impulse converting the airflow speed to the turbine rotation at a controlled speed with a nose coupled with said output shaft to transfer turbine rotation to the output shaft, and g. the turbine inner shroud and nose assembly with the turbine blades bolted to the output shaft and supporting a turbine ball bearing outer diameter, wherein a turbine ball bearing inner diameter is mounted to the air tank rear cylindrical extension, and a turbine rotation speed is the same as an output shaft rotation speed, and h. the turbine outer shroud flow adaptor bolted to a divergence manifold chamber outer diameter and to the turbine divergence shroud, and i. the turbine divergence shroud bolted to the turbine outer shroud flow adaptor, wherein the airflow exiting the turbine blades is at a low ambient atmosphere pressure, and j. an electronic pulse generator speed control system of the output shaft, wherein the output shaft rotation speed is controlled in the closed loop by the electronically controlled pulse generator controller and the magnetic output shaft speed sensor, the non-magnetic ring with embedded magnets mounted on the output shaft, comprising: 1. The non-magnetic ring with the embedded magnets bolted radially to the output shaft, wherein the non-magnet ring with the embedded magnets rotates at the same speed as the output shaft while in close proximity to the magnetic output shaft speed sensor, 2. The magnetic output shaft speed sensor bolted to the air tank front end flange, wherein the magnetic output shaft speed sensor includes a reed switch that produces an electrical signal to the electronically controlled electronic pulse generator controller when a rotating magnet of the embedded magnets of the non-magnetic ring passes in close proximity and 3. The electronically controlled pulse generator controller is bolted to the air tank front end flange, wherein said electronically controlled pulse generator controller is programmable to produce the short time electrical voltage pulses of a predetermined amplitude, time duration, frequency and synchronization between the solenoid valves.
Description
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE DRAWINGS
(1) FIG. 1 presents the top view of an Electronically speed-controlled pulsed supersonic turbine engine installed in automotive application
(2) FIG. 1A presents the side view of an Electronically speed controlled pulsed supersonic turbine engine installed in automotive application
(3) FIG. 1B presents the top view of an Electronically speed controlled pulsed supersonic turbine engine installed in an electrical power generator application
(4) FIG. 2 presents the top view of an Electronically speed controlled pulsed supersonic turbine engine
(5) FIG. 2A presents the front view of an Electronically speed controlled pulsed supersonic turbine engine
(6) FIG. 2B presents the back view of an Electronically speed controlled pulsed supersonic turbine engine
(7) FIG. 2C presents the side view of an Electronically speed controlled pulsed supersonic turbine engine
(8) FIG. 3 presents the air tank of high-pressure air
(9) FIG. 4 presents the engine output shaft rotating within said center hole with magnet ring
(10) FIG. 5 presents the air-tank relief valve of the air tank
(11) FIG. 6 presents the air-tank front end flange bolted automotive structural chassis
(12) FIG. 7 presents an air-tank Inlet port with a high-pressure gas shutoff valve,
(13) FIG. 8 presents eight air-tank outlet ports connected to eight control solenoid valves
(14) FIG. 9 presents two turbine ball bearings mounted on the inner shroud
(15) FIG. 10 presents an air-tank front flange supporting a magnetic speed sensor
(16) FIG. 11 presents eight supersonic airflow convergent-divergent manifolds each equipped with flow control solenoid valve
(17) FIG. 12 presents a high-pressure gas flow inlet convergent manifold chamber
(18) FIG. 13 presents a fast-opening pulse energized solenoid valve
(19) FIG. 14 presents a fast-opening solenoid coil energized by short duration voltage pulses from an electronic pulse generator
(20) FIG. 15 presents a pressure-balanced solenoid valve plunger
(21) FIG. 16 presents a solenoid valve body with a solenoid valve air inlet port
(22) FIG. 17 presents a helical spring pushing the solenoid valve plunger
(23) FIG. 18 presents a solenoid valve inlet port with an air-tank connecting pipe.
(24) FIG. 19 presents a solenoid valve outlet port connected to the spool valve
(25) FIG. 20 presents a pressure-commanded spool valve
(26) FIG. 21 presents a spool valve body with a spool valve bore
(27) FIG. 22 presents a spool valve cylindrical spool with a cylindrical spool lateral circular through hole
(28) FIG. 23 presents a spool valve helical return spring between the spool valve cylindrical spool and spool valve bottom cover
(29) FIG. 24 presents the spool valve inlet command port connected to the spool valve bore
(30) FIG. 25 presents the spool valve inlet airflow port connected to the air tank outlet port
(31) FIG. 26 presents the spool valve outlet port connected to the convergence manifold chamber
(32) FIG. 27 presents the convergence manifold chamber connected to the spool valve outlet port
(33) FIG. 28 presents a choked sonic airflow in the choking nozzle
(34) FIG. 29 presents the divergence manifold chamber
(35) FIG. 30 presents the turbine blades and inner shroud assembly
(36) FIG. 31 presents the turbine blades turning under supersonic airflow speed impulse,
(37) FIG. 32 presents a turbine aerodynamically rounded turbine nose with multiple radial turbine nose radical fins
(38) FIG. 33 presents the turbine outer shroud flow adaptor bolted to the divergence manifold chamber outlet diameter,
(39) FIG. 34 presents the turbine divergence shroud bolted to the outer shroud
(40) FIG. 35 presents an electronic pulse generator bolted to the air-tank front flange
(41) FIG. 36 presents multiple ring magnets mounted radially on a non-magnetic ring FIG. 37 presents a reed switch sensor bolted to said air-tank front flange.
(42) FIG. 38 presents a sample graph presenting pulses provided to manifolds numbered as #1 & #5, #2 & #6, #3 & #7, and #4 & #8
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
(43) An Electronically speed-controlled pulsed supersonic turbine engine 56 energized by clean breathable air from an extremely high-pressure renewable energy air stored in mobile air-tank 12 with engine outlet shaft 11 coupled with automotive input power, or coupled with generator input shaft, with outlet shaft 11 speed controlled in closed loop using electronically controlled pulse generator controller set to predetermined engine output shaft speed, sending short time electrical voltage pulses to the fast-opening solenoid valve and spool valve assembly 16 in the programmable amplitude, frequency, sequence and time duration, FIG. 1 and FIG. 1A presents a top and a front view respectively of an electronic speed-controlled pulsed supersonic turbine engine 56 for automotive input power 51 energized by clean renewable energy from an extremely high-pressure air stored in mobile air-tank 11 with outlet shaft coupled with automotive input power with outlet shaft speed control.
(44) FIG. 2 and FIG. 2A present a top and a front view respectively of an electronic speed controlled pulsed supersonic turbine engine 56 for electric power for electrical energy generation energized by clean renewable energy from an extremely high-pressure air stored in mobile air-tank 12 with outlet shaft 11 coupled with electrical power generator input shaft 52, with outlet shaft speed control using electronically controlled pulse generator controller 43 creating short time pulses that actuate sequentially fast opening solenoid valves 14 in the predetermined amplitude, sequence and time duration.
(45) FIG. 3 presents a large internal air-tank 12 storing large amounts of extremely high-pressure air, with through center-hole 12c, supporting an output shaft 11, and extended to support turbine rotating inner shroud with turbine bearings 48.
(46) FIG. 4 presents an engine output shaft rotating within said center hole with magnets embedded in non-magnet ring 45, supported to said air-tank with two ball bearings 13 one at each end, thereby supporting said rotating engine output shaft 11 and sensing its rotating speed.
(47) FIG. 5 presents an air-tank relief valve 12d to prevent air overpressure in said extremely high-pressure air tank 12.
(48) FIG. 6 presents an air-tank front-end flange 12a bolted to said automotive structural chassis 53 or said electric power generator chassis 54, thereby supporting the engine to the chassis.
(49) FIG. 7 presents an air-tank Inlet port 12e with a high-pressure gas shutoff valve, thereby controlling the charging of the air-tank with extremely high-pressure air from auxiliary high-capacity external air-tank 55.
(50) FIG. 8 presents eight air-tank outlet relief valves 12d and air-tank connecting pipe 12e connected to eight control solenoid valves 14 operated by electrical voltage pulse of controlled time duration, voltage, and sequence
(51) FIG. 9 presents two turbine ball bearings 48 mounted on the inner shroud 34 with outer diameter supported by said air-tank center hole 12c.
(52) FIG. 10 presents an air-tank front flange 12a supporting a magnetic speed sensor 46 thereby sensing magnet signal from the magnet ring attached to said output shaft 11.
(53) FIG. 11 presents eight supersonic airflow convergent-divergent manifolds 30 each equipped with flow control solenoid valve 14 and spool valve inlet port 18 connected to said high-pressure tank air connecting pipe 12e.
(54) FIG. 12 presents a high-pressure gas flow inlet convergent manifold chamber 31 of high-pressure with subsonic airflow speed funneled into a choked flow nozzle 32 with the sonic flow and then divergent manifold chamber 33 with supersonic airflow.
(55) FIG. 13 presents a fast-opening pulse energized solenoid valve 14 with solenoid valve inlet port 28 connected to said air-tank outlet port 12e, controlling extremely high-pressure gas flow into the spool valve command inlet port 21.
(56) FIG. 14 presents a fast-opening solenoid coil 23 energized by short-duration voltage pulses from an electronic pulse generator 43 thereby opening the said valve for a very short time flow to spool valve inlet port 18.
(57) FIG. 15 presents a pressure-balanced solenoid valve plunger 25 with a conical poppet sealing surface, thereby providing a tight seal against solenoid valve seal seat 27 at balanced forces condition.
(58) FIG. 16 presents a solenoid valve body 24 with a solenoid valve air inlet port 28 connected to said tank air connecting pipe 12d, an outlet port connected to the pilot valve inlet port, a solenoid support flange, a radial seal seat 27, and a solenoid valve electrical connector 23a said solenoid valve plunger 16 with a center-hole and with radial seal rings, whereas said plunger poppet 25a creates a tight seal when engages said ring seal and is pushed by solenoid armature 25b under electrical pulse, moving away from engagement with said seal seat 27, allowing full-airflow to the spool valve command inlet port 21.
(59) FIG. 17 presents a helical spring 26 pushing said pressure-balanced plunger 25 to move to the solenoid valve no-airflow sealed position, thereby keeping the valve at the no-airflow sealed position when the solenoid is not energized.
(60) FIG. 18 presents a solenoid valve inlet port 28 with an air-tank connecting pipe 12e and air-tank shutoff valve 41 and air-tank relief valve 12d connected to air tank 12.
(61) FIG. 19 presents a solenoid valve outlet port 29 connected to said spool valve command inlet port 21 thereby actuating said spool valve cylindrical spool 16 by pushing the spool to full-airflow position.
(62) FIG. 20 presents a pressure-commanded spool valve 15 connecting extremely high-pressure gas from said air tank connecting pipe 12d into said convergence manifold chamber 31.
(63) FIG. 21 presents a spool valve body 24 with a spool valve bore 17a, with a spool valve spring cover 15b and with a spool valve command port cover 15a, whereas the bottom cover supporting a spool valve return spring 22 pushing the spool to sealed no flow position and said spool valve bore 17a is pressurized under spool valve top cover 15a pushing spool valve cylindrical spool 16 to full airflow position.
(64) FIG. 22 presents a spool valve cylindrical spool 16 with a cylindrical spool lateral circular through hole 16a in its center, wherein the spool valve cylindrical spool is sliding axially inside the spool valve spool bore 17a to open full airflow position under the command of a pulsed pressurized air from the solenoid valve outlet port 19 into the spool valve bore 17a under the spool valve top cover 15a.
(65) FIG. 23 presents a spool valve helical return spring 22 between the spool valve cylindrical spool 16 and spool valve bottom cover 15b, thereby said spring applying axial force on the cylindrical spool, pushing it back to sealed-no airflow position.
(66) FIG. 24 presents the spool valve inlet command port 20 connected into the spool valve bore 17a top side connected to the solenoid valve outlet port 29, thereby applying a fast short duration pressurized air pulse axially on the top side of said spool valve cylindrical spool 16 causing a rapid movement to the full-airflow position.
(67) FIG. 25 presents the spool valve inlet airflow port 18 connected to the air tank outlet port 12f at spool valve 15 full-airflow through the spool valve circular spool lateral through hole 16a to convergence manifold chamber 31.
(68) FIG. 26 presents the spool valve outlet port 19 connected to the convergence manifold chamber 31. When the spool valve is in full-airflow position, the high-pressure airflow at subsonic speed flows into convergence manifold chamber 31.
(69) FIG. 27 presents the convergence manifold chamber 31 connected to the spool valve outlet port 19. The Subsonic airflow in the convergence manifold chamber is funneled into a choking nozzle 32 sonic airflows.
(70) FIG. 28 presents a choked sonic airflow in the choking nozzle 32 through a controlled precision tapered diameter where airflow speed is kept at the speed of sound. The airflow is then accelerated into a larger diameter divergence manifold chamber 33.
(71) FIG. 29 presents the divergence manifold chamber 33 where airflow speed increases to supersonic with a Mach number larger than 1, while being limited to M=1.2 to avoid the creation of a lateral shock wave.
(72) FIG. 30 presents the turbine blades and inner shroud assembly 35 including 16 turbine blades 37 with aerodynamic cross-section and with a helical pattern that is bolted to the inner shroud. The turbine inner shroud 34 is bolted to the nose 36 creating inner shroud and nose assembly 38 which rotates with close radial proximity to the turbine outer shroud 34a that is bolted to the divergence manifold flow adaptor 34c.
(73) FIG. 31 presents the turbine blades 37 turning under supersonic airflow speed impulse, converting airflow speed kinetic energy into turbine blades and inner shroud 35 fast rotation over turbine ball bearings 45 mounted to air-tank rear turbine support 12b.
(74) FIG. 32 presents a turbine aerodynamically rounded nose 36 with multiple radial turbine nose radical fins 36a. bolted to inner shroud 34 and bolted to the end of engine outlet shaft 11, making turbine rotation speed the same as engine output shaft rotation speed with inner shroud and nose assembly 37 turning around the turbine bearings 45 supported by air-tank rear turbine support 12b.
(75) FIG. 33 presents the turbine outer shroud flow adaptor 33a bolted to the divergence manifold chamber outlet diameter, funneling the supersonic airflow into the turbine outer shroud 34a.
(76) FIG. 34 presents the turbine divergence shroud 39 bolted to outer shroud 34a, wherein airflow exiting turbine blades at subsonic speed, low temperature, and low pressure into the ambient atmosphere.
(77) FIG. 35 presents an electronic pulse generator 43 bolted to air-tank front flange 12a, controlling the speed of engine output shaft 11 in a closed loop by providing controlled rectangular short-duration pulses varying in voltage, time duration, and sequence to two opposing manifolds of the total eight manifolds numbered as #1 & #5, #2 & #6, #3 & #7 and #4 & #8 at a time.
(78) FIG. 36 presents multiple magnets 47 mounted radially on a non-magnetic ring 49 bolted concentrically to said outlet shaft 11, thereby the non-magnet ring rotates at shaft speed in close proximity to said magnetic reed switches sensors that are bolted to said air tank front flange, thereby producing an electrical signal for controlling the speed of said output shaft in closed loop.
(79) FIG. 37 presents a reed switch sensor 46 bolted to said air-tank front flange 12a. The reed switch produces an electrical output signal proportional to the output shaft speed to the electronic pulse generator 43 when a rotating magnet is embedded non-magnetic ring 47 is passing in proximity to the non-magnetic ring reed switch.
(80) FIG. 38 presents a sample graph presenting pulses provided to manifolds numbered as #1 & #5, #2 & #6, #3 & #7, and #4 & #8 by electronic pulse generator 43. The engine output speed is controlled by providing controlled rectangular short-duration pulses varying in voltage, time duration, and sequence to two opposing manifolds of a total of eight at a time.
