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#1. Rotor In a conventional turbine, the rotor is a shaft with blades attached to it. It does away with the turbine blades and instead uses a series of discs. The size and number of disks may vary depending on factors related to a particular application. Each disc is made with an opening surrounding the shafts. These openings act as exhausts ports through which fluids exit. Metal washers are used as dividers to ensure that fluid can pass freely between the discs. Again, the thickness of the washer is not strictly set, although the space between usually does not exceed 2 to 3 millimeters. A threaded nut holds the disc in position on the shaft, the last piece of the rotor assembly. As the discs are attached to the shaft, their rotation is transferred to the shaft.
#2. Stator The rotor assembly is located within the stationary part of a cylindrical stator or turbine. To accommodate the rotor, the diameters of the inner chamber of the cylinder must be slightly larger than that of the rotor disc itself. Each end of the stator has a bearing for the shaft. The stator also has one or two inlets into which nozzles are inserted. Original design required two inlets, allowing the turbine to be run clockwise or counterclockwise. This is the original design. To drive the turbine, a high-pressure fluid enters the nozzles at the stator’s inlets. The fluid passes between the rotor discs & causes the rotors to spin. Finally, the fluid exits through the exhaust ports at the center of the turbine.
