Teslajet turbine 1kW Home power.wmv

Tesla Turbine (Teslajet) with modified rotors generating approx 1kW shaft power for home off grid power generation with alternative green fuel (wood chips) for alternative energy production. This is a test of a tesla style turbine. Lots of noise from out of balance. An 8" dia bicycle disk brake is on shaft and acting as fan to dissipate energy / power being produced by boiler running at low power around 20kW, so 5 percent or so thermal efficiency of power conversion....to be measured in up coming videos. This is a test of a small turbine for a home power generation system that will use wood chips as fuel and produce heat and electricity for space heating, hot water heating, and home or small business electricity. Future turbines will generate 20kW power for small business operation or local power for a group of off grid homes / cabins.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Tesla turbine
• steam turbine
• off grid power
• green energy
• monotube boiler
• Teslajet turbine
• steam car
• steam engine

[woodfirepower]

0.3 foot pounds of torque, at 25,000 rpm, is about 1kw. type into a google search bar; "torque rpm power calculator" and you'll get some links to power calculators. if you type in 0.3 foot pounds of torque, about what that turbine has, then typw in 25,000 rpm, about its speed at max power, you'll get about 1kW of power. But the power drops with rpm, which is why I can stop it over a bit of slow down time. As generator, you would keep it at an rpm capable of max power under load.

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[woodfirepower]

@Izzzzzz6..................

For this sort of turbine, the torque is fairly constant, independent of speed. At full speed, 25,000 rpm or so, the power is 1kW. As it slows, the power drops since power is torque * speed and speed is going to zero, so as it slows, power is also going to zero. some 1kW motors can maintain power to lower rpm. The turbine power goes to zero as speed goes to zero. So it's only 1kW at full rpm, but yes, it is 1kW there.

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[woodfirepower]

Yes, you can stop 1kW with your fingers. Power results from torque times speed. So a small torque that fingers can stop, combined with high rpm, makes 1kW of power. Notice that it took me a while to slow it down with my gloves.........fingers got hot from friction.

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[woodfirepower]

Sun don't shine at night, but wood chips do burn. Also, sun doesn't work well to heat a home or to make electricity..............if you ponder the real cost amortized over life expectancy.

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[woodfirepower]

Watch other videos. Wood chip fueled monotube boiler, ~40kW steam power.

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[BensPerfect16]

just a word of advice do not play with steam unless you are a trained pro. very dangerouse!!!

[woodfirepower]

@BensPerfect16 Of course, even though I understand things, doesn't mean they won't fly apart faster than I could get out of the way............hence, while doing these runs I hide behind the boiler and out of the plane of rotation of the rotor in case it were to fly off the shaft or break into shrapnel. Anyway, check out my New Steam Turbine videos to get a peek into what's coming down the road.

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[Hyenak]

@alvin2014 But when you want to stop it you need to overcome integral of torque/speed and momentum. Sorry for gramm errors. Where anyone measured 1kW ?

[alvin2014]

@Hyenak all speed no torque?

[alvin2014]

dude!! use the sun to produce steam and put that thing in a green house with plants that need high amt of h2o! it would be sooooo sick!!!!!!!

[ronson080]

i would advise to put a cage around that thing lol!

[Hyenak]

Amazing - you can stop 1kW using only 2 fingers?

[lbdavisjr]

You could use c02 as a working fluid or nitrogen