The Original problems Tesla had were the enormous speed of rotation, and metal fatigue due to cavitation vibrations affecting the disk's surfaces, leading to wear and disintegrations. The Materials they had could not stand the stresses involved. Modern very resistant steels will work, but with home brew units, bear in mind the extreme speeds, very good cooled bearings are vital. Some Tesla units run faster than gas turbines, and look at the materials needed there, even allowing for the heat.
@swallin19 The Tesla Turbine does not suffer from cavitation. The absence of cavitation in the turbine is one of it's primary features and what makes The Tesla Turbine so durable.
What made Teslas turbines fail back in the day was the centrifual forces which made the discs warp, because of low grade materials just as you say.
well, to come up with my design it may take a bit because i do not have the resources yet but soon I will start my own company and then I will come back to this, unless I died, which I doubt but the best thing to say is time will tell if I can do better than you....
Very impressive, i made small tesla turbine with HDD platters and blew the bearings in mine after 30 seconds with compressed air.
The trap with this things is you always want to see how fast you can get em going, unfortunately these motors can out rev their components.
Great effort to these guys, but keep the motor loaded and the revs down and your on a winner, best large tesla turbine I've seen, would love to see how it operates under a decent load.
I do not look at many videos about turbines and engines and I believe I just found out the reason and that is that people are still coming out with primitive technology even though they have the resources, the knowledge and the technology unlike me. To begin with, I would get rid of the weight of the inner core so that there is no friction, no smoke and no heat. Come on, do better than that.
@MAGNATEENTERPRISES if you have a better design, by all means put your video up. You'd be doing something great for the world. But if you don't (which I'm sure you don't) then quit being a simpleton and STFU. Any asshole can say "I can do it better", when you actually do it then you may have room to talk.
@MilanKarakas Before anyone give me bad comment to my comment, I want to point out to something very important. Steam at inlet has high speed, but low pressure. At outlet, steam cools down and gain in pressure (at low speed). So this outlet MUST be much wider.
In Tesla's patent, he explicitly emphasized importance of both: inlet and outlet design.
awsome to see ppl coming together to make this stuff real again.
shukfahid 1 day ago
Is this turbine used as a design for modern hydroelectric dams or do they use something else?
BlindPlague 3 days ago
The Original problems Tesla had were the enormous speed of rotation, and metal fatigue due to cavitation vibrations affecting the disk's surfaces, leading to wear and disintegrations. The Materials they had could not stand the stresses involved. Modern very resistant steels will work, but with home brew units, bear in mind the extreme speeds, very good cooled bearings are vital. Some Tesla units run faster than gas turbines, and look at the materials needed there, even allowing for the heat.
swallin19 3 weeks ago
@swallin19 The Tesla Turbine does not suffer from cavitation. The absence of cavitation in the turbine is one of it's primary features and what makes The Tesla Turbine so durable.
What made Teslas turbines fail back in the day was the centrifual forces which made the discs warp, because of low grade materials just as you say.
165175 1 day ago
Bearing failure? On aircraft jet engines and in auto turbos the bearings are pressure lubricated with oil. A similar setup may help you.
ginsboy2003 2 months ago
anger and frustration seem to me are the major characteristics of primates, lol. At least know how to respond...
MAGNATEENTERPRISES 2 months ago
well, to come up with my design it may take a bit because i do not have the resources yet but soon I will start my own company and then I will come back to this, unless I died, which I doubt but the best thing to say is time will tell if I can do better than you....
MAGNATEENTERPRISES 2 months ago
@MAGNATEENTERPRISES your so dumb...
lowcarb85 2 weeks ago
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Ceramic berings?
4230020 3 months ago
Very impressive, i made small tesla turbine with HDD platters and blew the bearings in mine after 30 seconds with compressed air.
The trap with this things is you always want to see how fast you can get em going, unfortunately these motors can out rev their components.
Great effort to these guys, but keep the motor loaded and the revs down and your on a winner, best large tesla turbine I've seen, would love to see how it operates under a decent load.
wildwabbit74 3 months ago
I do not look at many videos about turbines and engines and I believe I just found out the reason and that is that people are still coming out with primitive technology even though they have the resources, the knowledge and the technology unlike me. To begin with, I would get rid of the weight of the inner core so that there is no friction, no smoke and no heat. Come on, do better than that.
MAGNATEENTERPRISES 4 months ago
97% efficiency is primitive?
jasper666ful 4 months ago
@MAGNATEENTERPRISES You are a really bad troll. Try harder next time you fat head.
jihadjared 3 months ago 3
@MAGNATEENTERPRISES if you have a better design, by all means put your video up. You'd be doing something great for the world. But if you don't (which I'm sure you don't) then quit being a simpleton and STFU. Any asshole can say "I can do it better", when you actually do it then you may have room to talk.
heythere711 3 months ago
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discoide1451 4 months ago
Hi may name is Frank. May I have your e-mail and phone number I can call you and converse with you about this project.
panoxyl777 4 months ago
Okay. My previous comment is dumb, so I deserve such answer. But, then... what happens starting from 1:43 ?
Not following exact Tesla's patent may result in such failure. That was my point, but incorrectly articulated in my last (now deleted) comment.
Anyway, I give 'thumb up' for the effort.
MilanKarakas 4 months ago
@MilanKarakas Before anyone give me bad comment to my comment, I want to point out to something very important. Steam at inlet has high speed, but low pressure. At outlet, steam cools down and gain in pressure (at low speed). So this outlet MUST be much wider.
In Tesla's patent, he explicitly emphasized importance of both: inlet and outlet design.
MilanKarakas 4 months ago
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MilanKarakas 7 months ago
@MilanKarakas maybe a pump attachment? give the guys credit rather than jumping to conclusions....
6joshh6 6 months ago
@MilanKarakas fuck off then
otti7021 4 months ago
Se fundio la soldadura?
omolivera 7 months ago
Super Cool!
ufoengines 7 months ago
what happend ?
klechetor 8 months ago
Just a bearing, no big deal.
Begbucks 9 months ago
STINKS!!!
koolfingaz 9 months ago
camera guy konw it gona blow!!
RussellTuan 11 months ago
beautiful turbine - congrats !
skipperlefl 1 year ago
well i see real tesla now,instead of a boy toy, great show,
TheExoticwoods 2 years ago
LOL! the frog is great.
STEVEDIGIBOYtv 2 years ago
A beautiful Tesla Turbine is born! Thanks for showing.
MrfixitRick 2 years ago