Application US20180258829

PNEUMATIC MOTOR ASSEMBLY, FLOW INDUCTION SYSTEM USING SAME AND METHOD OF OPERATING A PNEUMATIC MOTOR ASSEMBLY
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US20180258829

1. A pneumatic motor assembly comprising: (5) (3)

a pneumatic motor configured to receive gas, the gas received at the pneumatic motor being compressed gas, the gas to circulate through the pneumatic motor to drive the pneumatic motor into rotation, the pneumatic motor further configured to output the gas subsequent the gas having driven the pneumatic motor;

a magnet assembly connected to the pneumatic motor, the pneumatic motor configured to rotate the magnet assembly; and

a cooling structure thermally connected to the magnet assembly, the cooling structure configured to receive the gas output from the pneumatic motor, the gas received at the cooling structure to circulate through the cooling structure, the gas to expand when circulating through at least one of the pneumatic motor and the cooling structure, an expansion of the gas causing a reduction in temperature of the gas to obtain a cooled gas, the cooling structure to transfer heat from the magnet assembly to the cooled gas circulating in the cooling structure.

2. The pneumatic motor assembly of claim 1 wherein the magnet assembly is configured to magnetically couple to another magnet assembly to rotate the other magnet assembly. (0)

3. The pneumatic motor assembly of claim 1 wherein the magnet assembly is configured to generate an eddy current in a conductive metal plate assembly, the eddy current to magnetically couple the magnet assembly to the conductive metal plate assembly plate to rotate the conductive metal assembly plate. (0)

4. The pneumatic motor assembly of claim 1 wherein the cooling structure is a cooling jacket. (0)

5. The pneumatic motor assembly of claim 1 wherein the cooling structure is a coil. (0)

6. The pneumatic motor assembly of claim 1 wherein the pneumatic motor is one of a disc flow motor, a turbine, and a Tesla turbine. (0)

7. A flow induction system to induce flow in a liquid, the flow induction system comprising: (7) (4)

a magnet assembly connected to the pneumatic motor, the pneumatic motor configured to rotate the magnet assembly;

a shaft assembly magnetically coupled to the magnet assembly, the shaft assembly having a flow inducer assembly configured for immersion in a liquid, the magnet assembly configured to rotate the shaft assembly and the flow inducer assembly to induce flow in the liquid; and

a cooling structure thermally connected to the magnet assembly, the cooling structure configured to receive the gas output from the pneumatic motor, the gas received at the cooling structure to circulate through the cooling structure, the gas to expand when circulating through at least one of the pneumatic motor and the cooling structure, an expansion of the gas causing a reduction in temperature of the gas to obtain a cooled, the cooling structure to transfer heat from the magnet assembly to the cooled gas circulating in the cooling structure.

8. The flow induction system of claim 7 wherein the magnet assembly connected to the pneumatic motor the shaft assembly is a first magnet assembly, the shaft assembly comprises a second magnet assembly that magnetically couples to the first magnet assembly. (0)

9. The flow induction system of claim 7 wherein shaft assembly has a conductive metal plate assembly and the magnet assembly is configured to generate an eddy current in a conductive metal plate assembly, the eddy current to magnetically couple the magnet assembly to the conductive metal plate assembly plate to rotate the conductive metal assembly plate. (0)

10. The flow induction system of claim 7 wherein the cooling structure is a cooling jacket. (0)

11. The flow induction system of claim 7 wherein the cooling structure is a coil encircling the magnet assembly. (0)

12. The flow induction system of claim 7 wherein the pneumatic motor is one of a disc flow motor, a turbine, and a Tesla turbine. (0)

13. The flow induction system of claim 7 wherein the flow inducer assembly comprises one of an impeller, a propeller, and flow plates. (0)

14. The flow induction system of claim 7 further comprising a housing formed between the magnet assembly and the shaft assembly, the housing configured to house at least a portion of the shaft assembly. (2) (0)

17. A method of operating a pneumatic motor assembly, the method comprising: (2) (4)

circulating a gas through a pneumatic motor to drive the pneumatic motor into rotation, the pneumatic motor being configured to transfer torque to an implement connected to the pneumatic motor;

directing the gas having driven the pneumatic motor to a cooling structure, the cooling structure being thermally connected to the implement;

circulating the gas through the cooling structure, the gas to expand when circulating through at least one of the pneumatic motor and the cooling structure, an expansion of the gas causing a reduction in temperature of the gas to obtain a cooled gas; and

transferring heat from the implement to the cooled gas circulating in the cooling structure.

18. The method of claim 17 wherein circulating a gas includes circulating nitrogen gas. (0)

19. The method of claim 17 wherein transferring heat from the implement to the cooled gas circulating in the cooling structure is followed by the venting the cooled gas. (0)

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Application US20180258829

PNEUMATIC MOTOR ASSEMBLY, FLOW INDUCTION SYSTEM USING SAME AND METHOD OF OPERATING A PNEUMATIC MOTOR ASSEMBLY

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