Harman vortical rotor and Gorlov helical hydofoil generator.

[Allen Burgess]

Here's a picture of "Lucid Power's" Gorlov in line water pipe helical hydofoil turbine blade. Next to that, a picture of Harman's vortical rotor:

[Allen Burgess]

Generator idea!

Imagine a clear enclosed water filled sphere with a vortical rotor at the base with a magnet attached, allowing it to be powered by an external motor. Eight helical hydrofoil turbine blades of neutral buoyancy could spin around inside the circulating vortex with magnetized blades, around a thin hollow tube octagonal frame, surrounded by an electric output toroid coil wrapped around the outside of the sphere. The opposite field of the surrounding toroid output coil would keep the turbine blades away fom the sphere sides. Four small struts seated in grommets on the inside of the sphere could keep the turbine frame anchored. A 3-D printer could manufacture the different blades, the helical output blades could be cast in neodymium and magnetized. A clear sphere miniature model might self loop and provide artful power for a bed stand!

[Allen Burgess]

Jay Harman video.

Here's a fine video by Jay Harman:

Lily Impeller by Jay Harman - Lots of Info to Research in the Description (Click SEE MORE) - YouTube


Here's another video from "Lucid Power":

Lucid Energy Overview with President and CEO Gregg Semler - Extended Version - YouTube

[Allen Burgess]

Lift technology!

"Velocity of the water flow"! Lucid claims that these kinds of Gorlov turbines can be placed in series throughout the entire length of the water pipe, extending for miles, and the velocity of the water flow at the end will equal the velocity at the start. This is while drawing off their full power potential in the megawatt range! This in line water pipe turbine should solve all the world's energy needs, except in the desert. I believe there's a chance my idea may be overunity for those arid regions.


We can draw a comparison between this type of turbine blade and the propellor car that can travel faster into the wind then the wind velocity. The turbine actually speeds up faster then the water flow! This allows the power company to run a generator while keeping the water velocity unchanged. This is due to what "Lucid" calls it's "Lift" technology. The hydrofoil would supply "Lift" to a wing surface if it was on a horizontal plane. The Gorlov takes the helical configuration and combines it with the hydofoil, creating a three dimensional form that imparts forward driving force to the blades. This is very important to understand. A 3-D printer could manufacture this turbine blade. How cool would it be to produce a neodymium version!

[Allen Burgess]

Coanda experiment.

Here's two photos of a Coanda experiment by JLN:

[Allen Burgess]

3-D printing of neodymium.

Here's the highest state of the art in 3-D printing of neodymium:

Patent Family Members application Based on 3d printing technology of neodymium iron boron method for preparing (26-Jun-2013)
Applicants: JIN KE MAGNETICS CO LTD

This patent would allow us to 3-D print Gorlov turbine blades from neodymium. Printing a few feet of 1" pipe with lips for the coils, and fasteners for the blades would give us on demand water heaters that generated their own power and delivered the same pressure!

[Allen Burgess]

3-D printing of neodymium.

The stated advantage by "Lucid Power" of the Gorlov helical hydrofoil turbine is that:"It has virtually no impact on water flow".


The current state of the art would allow us to 3-D print the helical hydrofoil frame in plastic with slots for the neodymium, and print wax forms for the neomagnet injection molds, then assemble it by pressing in the neomagnet inserts. It can be N-S-N-S for A.C. I am trying to contact Alex Gorlov right now for patent rights, but it's stlll O.K. for experimenters to manufacture units for personal use.