Tesla gas turbine
Jim, Thu May 25 2006, 02:20AMIs it possible to build a gas turbine engine utilizing the Tesla turbine design for the rotors? I.e. something similar to one of those gas turbines people often build from old turbochargers? Googling helps none, a bunch of over-unity bs.
Re: Tesla gas turbine
Michael W., Thu May 25 2006, 04:20AM
Not sure about the tesla turbine, but i've build a turbocharger turbine....it was interesting but horribly, horribly scary.
Michael W., Thu May 25 2006, 04:20AM
Not sure about the tesla turbine, but i've build a turbocharger turbine....it was interesting but horribly, horribly scary.
Re: Tesla gas turbine
..., Thu May 25 2006, 05:04AM
I suppose it would be feasable, but it would probably be easier to use the normal turbo design... My loigc being that tesla turbines work best with denser fluids, you are proposing to use combustion products. They also require very tight tolerences (I have heard <.5mm to work), which is not only hard to produce and keep strait at high speeds (any slight imballlance and...), but will probably errode in contact with said combustion products.
..., Thu May 25 2006, 05:04AM
I suppose it would be feasable, but it would probably be easier to use the normal turbo design... My loigc being that tesla turbines work best with denser fluids, you are proposing to use combustion products. They also require very tight tolerences (I have heard <.5mm to work), which is not only hard to produce and keep strait at high speeds (any slight imballlance and...), but will probably errode in contact with said combustion products.
Re: Tesla gas turbine
AndrewM, Thu May 25 2006, 10:39PM
yeah they need tight tolerances, but in the turbine world .5mm is HUGE. A tesla turbine is far easier to construct than a traditional turbine.
people have said many things about tesla turbines, but use some common sense. lift coefficients are an order of magnitude larger than skin friction coefficients. what does that say to you?
AndrewM, Thu May 25 2006, 10:39PM
yeah they need tight tolerances, but in the turbine world .5mm is HUGE. A tesla turbine is far easier to construct than a traditional turbine.
people have said many things about tesla turbines, but use some common sense. lift coefficients are an order of magnitude larger than skin friction coefficients. what does that say to you?
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