Recirculating Tesla CD Turbine with Power Boost Blender

[Cokecanninja]

Will it blend, Tesla edition!!!

[HomePowerWind]

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Thanks, Sam

[diex101]

And... POWER BOOST!!!!!

[bakathirteen]

Considering how loud this thing is I wouldn't be surprised if a Tesla turbine is used in my moms blender. XD

[xkrnsniperx]

Hello! Your inventions are very interesting and cool. I wish to be somewhat like you inventing awesome things as a hobby. Mind telling me how you refill the air compressor.I don't have one but i wish to know for brain knowledge.

[MrfixitRick]

@xkrnsniperx

I normally use a 120 volt air compressor, but I have also accomplished the same effect by using a 12-volt compressor running into a larger (5-gallon) tank. The 12-volt compressor runs from a 12-volt car battery that gets charged by solar energy.

It takes a long time to build up pressure with the smaller pump, and will tend to burn it out, so I use the readily available 120 volt compressor usually. I just plug it in and it builds up to 125 psi pressure.

[tanatglong]

that so Tangle. - -'|

[Forssa1]

But will it blend?

-Yes, it blends!

[MrfixitRick]

Haha, pretty big words from someone who hasn't even had the wherewithal to post a single video! What are you, all of thirteen years old? Grow up, and just pass on the videos you don't understand.

[fannybaba]

Like Frank Zappa if he had made it to an old folks home.

[kingcrimson234]

i really want to taste that.

[blqkvo]

TINFOIL RULZ!

[MrfixitRick]

Hehe, the "Tinfoil Safety Toque" !

To be fair to the aluminum industry, it is actually aluminum foil.

In a movie coming up soon, I will show how the T.S.T. can really work!

[darkwrathn]

Thanks for the info ;) Since I will use a nickel-steel alloy for my disks I don't think I will risk going over 15k rpm. I intend to use 12 6" disks , but I still need some advice from my hydraulics teacher.

[MrfixitRick]

300 series stainless is usually used. Note: Tesla's discs were .030 inch dia for the 6 inch size. Thinner the better, except they can bend together at the nozzle outlet pressure.

Tesla used the best German silver-steel at that time and got 30,000-35,000 rpm before stretching the metal. But that was on steam. Water will take some pressure to get to that rpm.

[darkwrathn]

I was talking about the starting torque indeed. I will have a lot of testing and machining to do in my college labs since I'm working on a small scale energy production project.

I'm a bit concerned that my washers will produce turbulence in the water flow before reaching the outlet.

I also wonder if it can be used on a large scale (60 inches+ ) with a good number of disks made from an adequate material. At 15-25k rpm it could fail even with separators on the edges for stability.

[MrfixitRick]

The star washers may produce some turbulence, but the flow velocity already has slowed down significantly at that point. The back-pressure will give more torque, less rpm.

Tesla presented a 60 inch turbine to allis-chalmers for testing, but Tesla said they would not build to his specs, and it did not fare so well. The max rpm was 12,000, I believe. With modern nano-carbon ceramic discs, perhaps double that (24000 rpm) would be possible.

[darkwrathn]

I have a question though. Working with a high pressure water source , what would be the best finish of the disks ? Smooth or the bumpy ones that Mr. Tesla suggested in one of his patents?

This in a star washer design...

[MrfixitRick]

Don't confuse surface finish with washers or other spacers that can increase low-end torque.

The surface finish of the discs is to be as smooth as possible, according to Tesla and others.

Tesla designed multiple washers as spacers, and other ideas like bumps have been suggested. This was to prevent disc warpage and get better starting torque. It did not increase high rpm power!

The actual disc surface must be very smooth to enable the laminar boundary layer effect between the discs.

[darkwrathn]

Really nice turbine , too bad tesla turbines didn't got the love blade turbines did from researchers.

[MrfixitRick]

Well put!

And in a similar manner, Tesla's aether theories "didn't get the love" that Relativity did. Now we are forced to go back in time to recover these artifacts!

[edwealleans]

WHY??

[MrfixitRick]

WHY NOT??

[Cresian]

lololol its the gay macgyver!

[MrfixitRick]

Perhaps you mean gay as in happy? Either way you would be wrong. I'm pissed off and hetero.

[coondogtheman1234]

lol @ your hat, worried about the govt scanning ur brain hehehe

[Samuilife]

bloody brilliant mate... I live on Samui Island in Thailand (I'm English!), and have just spent what would have been a miserable and wet day (Monsoon is coming!)grinning like an idiot at your vids!!! You made my day buddy... why the hell hasn't a T.V. producer snapped you up!? It's about fun yes... for sure... but i LEARNT stuff too!!! Excellent amigo... keep going... and I hope to see you on T.V. one day! (Tho prob not in Thailand eh? lol).... LOVE IT!!!!!

[MrfixitRick]

Hehe, I live on the edge of a rainforest and it's just beginning rainy season with a week solid of rain!

Glad to hear I brought a ray of sunshine amongst the clouds!

You made MY day with the positive comment...thanks!

You may see me on TV one day...Make:TV may use my material for an upcoming series!

[FulinYu]

Wow, duude, that really sucks - I mean, draws a vacuum.

[MrfixitRick]

Um, actually that would be my new Tesla CD Turbine Vacuum Cleaner! (work-in-progress...)

[hks72]

you da Man! Rick

Thanks for the video, great to see you putting up a new video

[bankeh]

dude, nice tin foil helmet \m/

[NanuNanu14]

Just a comment, but I think your blender could use a little more weight to it. It looked a little wobbly a few times there.

[MrfixitRick]

Believe me, the whole situation is a little wobbly!

The CD case swells up under pressure and pushes up on the blender. It can swell a little too much, as I found out in a succeeding messy video!

I'll keep at it 'till I get it right...

[Ceascevoi]

Nice! Thanks for new video!

[markuks]

Hey hey hey you're back! Cool had and goggles. Get a lab coat! Wait, was it water mixed with air or just air pressure driven?

[MrfixitRick]

Hehe, yes a lab coat is a great idea!

This model runs on combined air and water pressure at the same time for additional torque. It's a recirculating system, off the grid as well.

[pubtor]

yeah u do need a lab coat to look professional!

[flippinrawks]

not only does it work great..it looks great too!

i need a tinfoil saftey toque

[MrfixitRick]

Thanks!

The world is getting so crazy that I'm starting to think everyone needs a tinfoil safety toque...

[kurydebarcelona]

grate job, you had obviously a lot of funn mading it too! nice hat, 5 stars!

[MrfixitRick]

It was fun...and a little stressful with a gallon or two of water spraying around the living room! (too many garden hose fittings!)

[kurydebarcelona]

hahaha, grate, grate, we need more mad cientifics like you in the world! keep the good work! I realy love the alluminium hat! thanks for share the joy

[MrfixitRick]

Thanks for your comment.

You are totally right about sharing the joy...that's really what it all comes down to. It's been a tough year, and sometimes we have to do something a little crazy to get the joy back!

[armestam]

Pretty sweet, I've been watching your videos since the beginning, and it's really cool. I'm interested.

[leonidas28]

Great stuff as always. Don't take five months to post a new video again!

[MrfixitRick]

Thanks...will try to post some new ones soon!

[Oshinagaki]

you look like a mad scientist :D and how much power does that generate?

[MrfixitRick]

I feel like a real mad scientist when I put on the Tinfoil Safety Toque.

When the Tesla CD Turbine is running on 20 psi water pressure, it only puts out about a watt of power. When the air pressure kicks in with this combo system, there is considerably more power, perhaps about 100 watts.