Karsten Heron's Turbine

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A recent (2007) acquisition of a new design by Karsten. Sort of mimics the SteamBall/Heron's engine in this collection, but presented in a Victorian looking latticework with a more robust boiler and burner. Runs beautifully.

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[oostermanju]

i wonder if it could spin fast enough to get off the ground like a helicopter (though it would only be a novelty)..

i think that'd be worth a view on youtube :P

[IndianaRog]

I doubt it would lift off at any speed as it does not have the lifting ability of a helicopter blade...definitely worth a video if it did happen!!!

[peanutmaster1231]

Do you know how the spinning system works? Like what makes it so easy to spin? I'm going to try to build one myself, but I'm not sure how to make it spin properly.

[SittingMooseShaman]

...had Heron taken it(steam turbine) just 1 or 2 steps further and had put a pulley and transmission(which he did construct[ie.Antikythera Device] for various automatons and theatre-devices) ...we WOULD have had our, "flying cars" now...because the, "Industrial Revolution would've began within ancient Greece!

[kittysrule556]

can you buy these?

[kaffelampa]

fking badass engine design

[Noraiz08]

how could u harness that energy to power a boat?

[KarasCyborg]

How much torque does it have? Can it drive a generator?

[fastfoot46]

@IndianaRog ...if you put a blade on top and figured out a way to counter the torque effect like a helicopter..but still really heavy

[leovladpop]

Hermosa y súper ingeniosa invención del griego Herón usada hoy en día... Saludos desde la República Argentina, país de creadores e inventores...

[mdf072]

Can you tell me how much water it will hold and how long it will spin for with that amount of water please?

[magna59]

Very nice 'model', but that remark would suggest there was a real one ! Unlike like most steam power systems there is no re heat of the steam, to get more 'work' out of it. Great thing to muse on about on the shelf....but 'model', no.