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Thanks for the insights. It appears that this isn't be the way to go after all. I was also considering compressed air, but I have no idea how long a bottle (of say one liter) will last. It won't be feasible to haul around 20 pounds of air if it will only last one hour :-). However, great idea...

It's a bladeless centrifugal flow turbine expander, using the boundary layer effect. It's on wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla_turbine It doesn't need specialized tools/materials which makes it easy to build yourself using old hard drives for example. (see...

Hi geniuses, I have a question about a Tesla turbine. I'm brainstorming about using a small one as a leightweight "engine" on a kayak, using the flow of the water as energy source. First of all, I do realize that this won't run on its own in a perpetual motion style. But my question is...