I myself have disintegrated 2 turbos now. The case does not fail, and it's far less dramatic than one would think. The first time it happend, I didn't even know. It just stopped running.
i couldn't find a pyrometer to measure the exhaust temp . this was the first time it did run on 8 bars butane gas ..
the sound it makes is amazing !really loud
it's made from an old mercedes benz turbo
but thanx again for the warning i'll make a thick metal plate over the turbine section to prevent things flying around in case of an failure ..... bye
Don't get too proud about all the heat showing in the turbine section.
You're overheating the turbine--and there's a good chance you're going to have a failure of that part in the near future.
You need to install a pyrometer and watch to see you don't exceed
established values to protect the rotating group.
One of the interesting things about these is they'll just run good, and all of a sudden they'll disintegrate. DON'T stand in the rotating plane of the turbine!!
note : i'm working on a really big one now
.......so wait and you'll see something .......
martijnbaarn 3 years ago
yep....thats exactly what i would think.
the case of those things is made of a real good quality cast iron ....
so i'm gonna keep on jetting till it breaks down,disintegrates or whatever might happen ..
martijnbaarn 3 years ago
I myself have disintegrated 2 turbos now. The case does not fail, and it's far less dramatic than one would think. The first time it happend, I didn't even know. It just stopped running.
pulsejet87 3 years ago
hey thanx for your reaction and advise !
i didn't realize it could disintegrate ...
i'll take care about that soon .
i couldn't find a pyrometer to measure the exhaust temp . this was the first time it did run on 8 bars butane gas ..
the sound it makes is amazing !really loud
it's made from an old mercedes benz turbo
but thanx again for the warning i'll make a thick metal plate over the turbine section to prevent things flying around in case of an failure ..... bye
martijnbaarn 3 years ago
Don't get too proud about all the heat showing in the turbine section.
You're overheating the turbine--and there's a good chance you're going to have a failure of that part in the near future.
You need to install a pyrometer and watch to see you don't exceed
established values to protect the rotating group.
One of the interesting things about these is they'll just run good, and all of a sudden they'll disintegrate. DON'T stand in the rotating plane of the turbine!!
jetbillca 3 years ago