Steam Turbine

This is a 7000-8000 RPM Steam Turbine (8 inches dia.), All Steel MIG-welded turbine and enclosure. Has blow-off valve (100 psi) and steam pressure gauge. Will be used with generator later on, and possibly a steam engine using an old two-stroke. I absolutely do not encourage anyone to try this, not a novice undertaking. This does require many cautions. Started this 4th test at 88 psi. It was as high as I wanted to go. Tank held up great, without getting red hot. The water inside helps to maintain a cooler temp (for the steel). The Mt. Dew can was just for fun. Enjoy...

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Science & Technology

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• Steam turbine
• turbine
• steam power

[guitarsncarz]

The turbine has a really "healthy" sound! Smooth bearings. With the boiler, that is rated for 200 psi air, not steam there is a huge difference in steam pressure and air pressure. AIr is just compressed, and stays compressed, steam is rapidly expanding, plus there is a fire underneath compromising the steel. I agree around 90 PSI is complete max. A great turbine, what is the impeller made of?

[04devojosh]

Impeller was cut from piece of plain steel and is coated with a polymer.

[njmvermont]

i was thinking about having a small wood powered turbine like this to power my house idea being too run it about 4 hours in the early morning too charge 10 car batteries then not run it until the next morning. anyone out there done something like this before would it work will the 10 batteries last 12 hours? will one or 2 car alternators charge them in that time?

[Valca000]

would you hate it if that can spins right off and slams your face

[Turbocharge1000]

the top rpm to me sounded more like 3300 rpm...thats only my simple guess

[ahut10]

how much power do you think you could get out of this, for generator purposes.

[loveger007]

do u hav a plan for the turbine??send it to my

email at aswangwkwk@yahoo.com

[TurboRIO]

wow sounds like v8 :)

[truthseeker911david]

Dude awesome turbine! Now we wanna see how much work she can do by coupling it to a high efficent electric generator. Then we want to see it go solar which is highly feasable I do have some ideas on that part but there are plenty of good posts on youtube on the subject. But your turbine appears in my view to be the missing link to the elusive efficient electricity production from solar Good job!

[UserIsAnFBIAgent]

Very Very Cool, this is the type of steam engine I will be making, I've spent the last 10+ hours studying all about these bad boys. Thanx, Awesome Video.

[LtColDaddy71]

what kind of torque is at the output shaft? what could it turn?

[Mr3wheeledbike]

@guitarsncarz hey so the rating on a steam boiler is deferent than on air if so what would make a good steam boiler