Recent content by JoeEngineer

I know getting funding is probably going to rub some of the guys funny in this forum- But as I have stated before- while basic turbine operation is reasonably straight forward- competitive optimization is highly complex. This is not going to get anyone rich quick- if it were that simple someone...

Nate- Sent you a mail message with my email- I understand your interest in inlet and outlet geometry- that and the friction on the housing are probably the places where improvement efforts would yield the best results. My interest in looking at streamlines within the runners- and heat/mass...

Nate, Well, what I was going to propose as a senior design project was a simple, 2 disk test rig with ribbon type housing. You could use a flat nozzle which overshot the disks, then just measure mass flow between them. Essentially I want to design a rig where disk gap, housing clearance, mass...

Nate: I would be very interested in getting some Data from you. I was working on trying to get a turbine project going as a Senior Design Project for students at CSU- missed the deadline though. I'd love to see some Academic progress made with this turbine!

Hurricanes and Tornado's are not creating energy they are simply the result the transfer of heat energy- imparted by the sun- on the surface of the Earth driven by a difference in temperature between the ground and the atmosphere. The greater the temperature gradient between these two bodies the...

I should have elaborated a little more- I am quite familiar with Dr Rice's work on turbines and did a very extensive literature search back in 2004 when I was doing my bladeless pump modeling. I have yet to find accurate accurate CFD modeling or any published improvements. I am curious if...

I am surprised no-one has jumped on this one... The ability for the Tesla Turbine to run on saturated steam is one of the fundamental thermodynamic efficiency selling points of the engine. Pitting from steam in the saturated vapor range can destroy bladed turbines true- but for pitting to occur...

Hi Everyone- My background is thermalfluids engineering. I worked quite extensively on bladeless heart pumps during grad school, but my real interest was always in the turbines. I became discouraged over the years at all the junk out there, as many of you have discussed, regarding Tesla...