9" stainless steel Tesla Turbine in operation

Shop air (~80 psi) drives this stainless steel and polycarbonate Tesla turbine. A Binsfeld torque meter (resistive strain) is attached to the shaft, but you pretty much only see a blur of the outline of the battery and transmitter.

The turbine was made on an Omax waterjet at the MIT Center for Bits and Atoms in support of fablab research.

Designed and fabricated by Amy Sun. Video by Amy Sun.

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Science & Technology

Tags:

• diy
• mechanics
• turbine
• fablab
• make

[R3MUS2007]

what is that thing on the shaft?

[fablabamy]

9V battery and an RF transmitter - that's what is allowing a live feed of data from the strain gauges on the shaft (used to measure torque).

[GeneBurbeck]

awesome!

[xxsekoxx]

@MrJetjoe uhhhhhhh OK

[johnboy75757]

You build a Tesla Turbine but didn't balance it?

[DanFrederiksen]

seems a little vibratory

[MrJetjoe]

I have to tell you all that if this was leaked out its not something useful. all the usefull things are lockedup tight. you have to think of it. batterys are fuel. if i say any more they wont print.