Lynx Rotary high speed testing
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Is it me or is your flywheel grossly distorted?
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thats quite some barbeque :)
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Choo Choo!!! All you need now, is a Train.
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how about a recycling exhaust system that muffles the sound condenses the steam and pumps it back to the tank .
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This must be the most inefficient thing I ever saw. Probably not even those earliest atmospheric steam engines were worse, least you should make some use of the spent steam rather than waste it. As far as I can see this is a JOKE....!!!!
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small things amuse small minds but it takes a even smaller mind to Boris be that as it may !
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small things amuse small minds
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Hi, I think an H2O molecule is a tad bigger than any of the air molecules.
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That would make an awsome grinder or buffer motor :)
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Have you evaluated turbines like the Tesla, are they more efficient in this small scale ?
178tadworth 1 year ago
@178tadworth
Below 50 hp tesla and other vaned high speed turbines suffer from terrible inefficiency due to leakage. Steam is 1000 times smaller than air molecules. So the quest is a rotary that is efficient below 50 hp. Sealing is the issue and I have that solved.
LynxSteam 1 year ago
What is the PSI for operation and what is the RPM's with out over heating.
pughmecdoc 1 year ago
@pughmecdoc
I like no more than 100 psi for several reasons. but with the right materials you could go higher. Rpms are about 500-750 without going over 100 psi. This little engine ids designed for high speed and electric generation. I am hoping to make a larger 1000 watt version. Too many things to do. Now I know how Leonardo felt.
LynxSteam 1 year ago
lovely work :)
would a water cooling jacket around the engine feeding back to your water tank ( cold ) help the efficiancy and time between water recharges ( a kinda pre-heat )
twinman009 1 year ago
@twinman009
No, actually it would be better to insulate the engine and retain the heat. There is plenty of heat in the exhaust to heat water, the house, etc... You want the steam to expand, not condense.
LynxSteam 1 year ago