DEVICE FOR CONVERSION OF FLUID ENERGY Russian patent published in 2010 - IPC F03B9/00 F03B17/06 F03D5/02 

FIELD: power engineering.

SUBSTANCE: device submerged along flow motion comprises working element in the form of infinite chain of flexible elements with working and idle branches. It covers front and back pulleys or sprockets connected to shaft of power take-off and arranged with elements of engagement to response elements of chain flexible elements. At least three blade elements are fixed to chain of flexible elements, consisting of spaced axes, on every of which there are blades arranged with the possibility to turn as a book across flow in process of working stroke under pressure of fluid, and in process of idle run they fold with their ribs facing ceiling. Front and rear pulleys or sprockets are connected to each other by means of frame structure. Guide elements for blades are arranged along it following the blades. They are arranged as freely rotating onto axes spaced aside relative to pulleys or sprockets. And they have braces from ropes or hingedly joined traction rods that join blades together to limit their opening for a specified level. And for positioning in flow, frame structure is mounted on supports or is connected by ropes to it and is equipped with pontoons.

EFFECT: simplification of design.

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