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US 7,726,331 B1 78 Theblockbores106/206,?uidpassages112/212,channels 116, and ducts 214 preferably include countersunk depres sions at their entry/exit locations on the block faces 102/202 and sides 104/204 so that O-rings 322, 324, and 326 (see particularly FIG. 2) can be ?t about these conduits between horizontallyadjoiningblocks100/200,therebyenhancing leak-resistant sealing. While the O-ring 326 is somewhat convoluted owing to its need to circumscribe the block bore 206, ?uid passages 212, and ducts 214 of the intake/outlet blocks 200, simpler circular O-rings could be used (as with O-rings 322 and 324) ifthe ducts 214 do not extend to the block faces 202 (i.e., ifthe upper and lower bounds of the ducts 214 are spaced from the top and bottom block faces 202), and/or if appropriate plugs are inserted in the ducts at thetopandbottomblockfaces202.Inthisrespect,theO-ring 326 could itself bear plugs between the circular portion boundingthebore206andthecircularportionsboundingthe ?uid passages 212, so that the O-ring 326 takes the form of a central circular O-ring joined to three surrounding circular O-ringsbyplugs,withtheplugsbeinginsertedinthetops20 and/or bottoms of the ducts 214 when the O-ring 326 is installed. Whileonlyasinglechannel116isshowninoneofthe?uid passage blocks 100, it should be understood that the blocks 100/200can,andoftenwill,includeoneormorechannels 25 extendingfromtheirblocksides104/204 intotheblockbores 106/206, ?uid passages 112/212, and/or ducts 214, with selectedchannelsbeing?ttedwithplugsiftheiruseisunnec essary. Regardingtheintake/outletblocks200,itwaspreviously30 noted that the ducts 214 preferably extend in an at least partially tangential direction (i.e., in an at least partially clockwise or counterclockwise direction), and that all ducts 214 preferably have the same tangential orientation, so that ?uid?owingfromthe?uidpassages212totheblockbore 35 206 (or conversely ?owing from the block bore 206 to the ?uid passages 212) will assume a circular or whirling motion in the block bore 206. This in turn can assist with more e?icient pumping and/or power generation when the intake/ outletblocks200areusedincombinationwithstarwheels 40 400 and/or rotor discs 500. However, the ducts 214 need not all have the same tangential orientation; for example, some may be aligned in a clockwise direction and others may be aligned in a counterclockwise direction, for example, so that any?uidejectedfromsuchducts214intotheblockbore206 45 willmixowingtothe“collision”oftheir?uid?ow streamsin theblockbore206.Itisalsopossiblethatintake/outletblocks 200 may include multiple sets of ducts 214, with each set havingdifferenttangentialorientations.As anexample,atop portionofanintake/outletblock200(aportionnearerthe50 block top face 202) might have ducts 214 with a clockwise orientation, and a bottom portion of an intake/outlet block 200 might have ducts 214 with a counterclockwise orienta tion. Thestarwheels400depictedinFIGS.2-3aremerely55 exemplary,andthesemay assumeawidevarietyofcon?gu rations apart from the ones shown. As examples, while the sides of the vanes 404 are angled tangentially (as best seen in FIG. 3), the vanes 404 could instead extend outwardly from thehub402withsidesparalleltoaradiallyorientedaxis.The 60 sides of the vanes 404 could alternatively or additionally be angled,curved,ortwistedalongtheirlengthsinapropelleror helical gear-like fashion. The starwheels 400 might be modi ?ed to bear structure which interlocks as the starwheels 400 arestacked,sothatallstackedstarwheels400arerestrained 65 against relative rotation. The star wheels 400 need not have a planarcon?guration,andcould(forexample)havevanes404 which are bent upwardly and/or downwardly, thereby possi bly providing mixing effects as well as serving as a ?uid impeller. The vane apertures 412 may vary in number and con?guration,andiftheyarepresent,theyneednotbepresent on each vane 404. Vanes 404 could also or alternatively bear internalpassages,e.g.,leadingfromonevaneaperture412to another; this feature, as well as some of the others noted above,canhelpgeneratefrictionalheatingof?uids,suchthat the star wheels 400 serve as heaters as well as (or instead of) apump orturbine,and/orasamixer/agitator. Therotordisks500may alsovaryintheirdimensionsand con?gurations, so long as they are effective to act, when stacked,asabladelesspump orturbine.Exemplarycon?gu rationscanbefound,forexample,inUs. Pat.No. 1,061,142 toTesla,aswellasinlaterpatentscitingtothispatent.Apart from varying intheircon?gurations inmuch the same manner as the star wheels 400 discussed above, e.g., the rotor disks 500couldbeformedwithnonplanarfaces,orwithprotruding vanes or roughened surfaces, to increase surface area; they couldincludespiralgroovesorvanestoenhancepumping action; the location and con?guration of the disk ?uid pas sages 508 could be varied; etc. As discussed with respect to the starwheels 400 above, some ofthese features may assist infrictionalheatingof?uids,andmay allowarotordisk500 toserveasaheateraswellas(orinsteadof)apumporturbine. It should be understood that a wide variety of inserts serv ing as pumps/turbines could be used in place of the star wheels 400 and/or rotor disks 500, for example, a cylindrical insert wherein helical vanes spiral about a central shaft, or wherehelicalpassagesspiralaboutacentralshaftinthe manner of an Archimedes’ screw. However, the star wheels 400 and rotor disks 500 are particularly advantageous because their thin pro?le allows one or several wheels 400 and/or discs 500 to be stacked in the block bores 106/206 alongsideotherinserts.Additionally,theyarereadilystacked invaryingcon?gurations,e.g.,starwheels400may becom mingledbetweenstacksofrotordisks500,etc.,andtheycan be stacked in such a manner that the functionality of the stack may changealongthelengthoftheshaft312 (e.g.,aportion mayserveasapumpwhileanotherportionservesasaturbine, etc.). The starwheels 400 and rotor disks 500 may be keyed or otherwise a?ixed to the shaft 312. The shaft 312 could bear a non-circular outer circumference which then complementa rily?tswithinnon-circularbores410and506ofthestar wheel 400 and rotor disk 500, thereby helping to prevent relative rotation between these components. It should be understood that the bore plugs 308 which bear the shaft 312 willoftennotbeprovidedintheformofasimplesolidplug, butwilloftenbearmotorsorgeneratorssothattheshaft312 can be drivenforpumping action, or sothatthe shaft312 may drivethegeneratortogeneratepower. It should be understood that an exemplary version of the invention has been shown and described above to illustrate preferredfeaturesoftheinvention.Apartfromrearranging these features and/or omitting or adding them in different forms and combinations, other modi?cations are also consid ered to be within the scope of the invention. Following is an exemplarylistofsuchmodi?cations. First, ifdesired, some or all of the ?uid passages 112/212 could be tapped with internal threading so that components such as threaded input/output ports, gas traps, probe/sensor mounts, etc. can be more easily installed. The same modi? cations could be made to the block bores 106/206. Second,otherfeaturesnotedinUs. Pat.No.7,146,999to Giese et al. may be used with the components discussed above,e.g.,closureplates(inessence,blockswhichlackanyPDF Image | MODULAR FLUID HANDLING DEVICE II Giese
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