Plaster 3D-printed Tesla Turbine in Operation

Shop air is applied to this Tesla (boundary layer, or bladeless) turbine and the shaft can be seen spinning.

The turbine was printed in one piece (including the bearings, rotor, disks, etc) on a Z-Corp 3D printer. Cyanoacrylate ("super glue") was used an an infiltrant to seal and harden the print.

CAD by Kenny Cheung, design and video by Amy Sun. Printed and filmed at the MIT Center for Bits and Atoms in support of fablab research.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• diy
• gadget
• mechanics
• fablab
• turbine
• 3Dprint

[fc3sbob]

amazing how a 3D Printer can create bearings in place that actually work.. although I'm willing to bet that dust coming out of it was the bearings being eaten alive!.. lol

good work!

[challenger159]

Really cool. I guess the first time a complete engine was plotted in one go. Kind of "I want this car, as displayed on the picture" ok, just click "Print Item"...

[thedataflo]

howmuch u want to print me one of these for demonstration purp ?

[Shapeways]

very cool



[oskenso]

@PaXx Actually the RepRap is an open source 3d printer :3 reprap.org

[kore464]

That's ridiculous....ly awesome!

[PaXx]

I want a 3D-printer =(

the possibilities are endless! hope they get cheaper soon.

I guess they will get cheap enough before I'm dead