Revin' Up the Tesla CD Turbine II With Magnetic Disc Pack

Mrfixitrick spins up the Tesla CD Turbine II to see if it holds together under speed. Some great revving action with the sights and sounds of this CD Turbine at over 10,000 rpm on compressed air.

The Tesla CD turbine is a disc type turbine made from CD discs, CD spindle, a nozzle, neodymium magnets, and glue. This test uses compressed air at about 50 psi.

The original Tesla Turbine was invented by the great inventor Nikola Tesla in the early 1900's.

Tesla claimed his disc turbine design was his greatest invention, and believed it would, "...scrap all of the heat engines of the world."

For a video of this machine with a sawblade attached and cutting a pumpkin (!), see my "Tesla CD Turbine Pumpkin Cuttin' Ceremony"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoRh8T_VX-Y

How to build a CD turbine:
http://www.instructables.com/member/mrfixits

Mrfixitrick buys magnets and is a partner at:
http://www.kjmagnetics.com/default.asp?PARTNER=mrfixitrick

A new understanding of magnetism and plasma will radically change our world, according to nuclear engineer Mehran Keshe: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtf5bp76ArE

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[MrfixitRick]

This is a magnetic Tesla Turbine. It's a demonstration of the greatest invention, (Tesla Turbine) of the greatest inventor, Nikola Tesla. The original invention has been improved by me through eliminating the shaft, bearing and seals, and making the generator part of the turbine.

[GeneralTamaren]

you have a very good design, but you are loosing alot of speed in the vibration. the car type noise you hear is the cds going back and forth. try taking masking or scotch tape and putting it around your center, so it is loose, but not tight. it will stop the vibration.

very cool BTW.

[MrfixitRick]

@GeneralTamaren

There is very little vibration. At speeds over about 2000 rpm, the CD's centre themselves and ride on a cushion of air.

The sounds you hear are modified by the air passing around the spacer magnets between the CD's. There are 6 magnets per revolution, so there is a power pulse of 6/rev which is similar to a 12-cylinder 4-stroke engine such as Lamborghini or Jaguar.

[bocskai98]

what did you use to make the holes on the discs?

[MrfixitRick]

@bocskai98

I didn't make holes in the discs. They shatter too easily with extra holes. you are likely seeing the magnets.

Full build instructions for the Tesla CD Turbine are found at my Instructables site at instructables/member/mrfixits. (link in the "Show More" box)

[PulsereaperX]

Add saw blade= instant awesome

[MrfixitRick]

@PulsereaperX

I added a Skilsaw blade, magnetically coupled to the turbine, for my movie, "Tesla CD Turbine Pumpkin Cuttin' Ceremony"...where I carve a pumpkin with the dangerous contraption!

[Eman9405]

sounds like a car engine.

[mondays89]

Sounds like it would be worthy of the drag strip. :-)

[FC1032]

sounds like a rotary engine ^^

[Marter713]

it needs a blow off valve and launch control

[vishva8kumara]

Use bearings to reduce friction and use gears to step up torque, you may be able to cut more solid stuff..

[arsacd]

did u use wheel bearing to reduce the friction?

[darioaxgti]

sounds like a v10

[jmoyet]

um... whats the point???

[jacopazzo666]

reminds me a car

[KoochyWoochy]

hahaha.. awsome