Solar heat supplemented convection air stack with turbine blades
Patent
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OSTI ID:6399577
A high rise building is provided including upstanding peripheral wall portions and at least one of the peripheral wall portions includes an upstanding air flow passage extending therealong. Horizontally outwardly projecting and downwardly opening hollow snout-like shrouds define air inlets opening outwardly and downwardly along the one upstanding peripheral wall portion and inwardly into the air flow passage at points spaced vertically therealong. A rotary turbine including an inlet and outlet is supported from an upper portion of the building and the upper end portion of the air flow passage is communicated with the inlet of the turbine. The turbine includes a rotary output shaft and a generator is driven from the rotary output shaft of the turbine for generating electrical current.
- Assignee:
- TIC; ERA-04-048316; EDB-79-098912
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4122675
- OSTI ID:
- 6399577
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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