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Hello guys,
I'm a second year BSc aerospace student in Holland, and I'm thinking about making a gas turbine engine. I hope to specialize in powerplants eventually. You people seem knowledgeable, so I thought I'd ask my question here.
Anyway, bare with me a bit... I first thought about making the whole thing (engine) from scratch, but while I was drawing the engine It occurred to me that it might take a long time before the thing gets finished. Not to mention the machine skills it would require to make all the parts. I went and talked to the keeper of our uni equipment center (a place where they have all kinds of machines with which you can do things to metals, like form them, etc), and he said it would a very long time to create the parts if the thing is too large... and that it would be difficult for me to make everything precise because I don't have much experience with the machines... anyhow..
So then I thought I would go with the next thing... which would be to use a turbocharger, for reasons of not being able to get a turbocharger for less than 200 euro (260 USD), I'm not too exited about that either. (hey, I am just a student :( )
So then I hear that some people have created ramjets at home. Has it been done before? How would one go about creating a very fast air input? A leaf blower?
Any help/comment would be appreciated... :)
I'm a second year BSc aerospace student in Holland, and I'm thinking about making a gas turbine engine. I hope to specialize in powerplants eventually. You people seem knowledgeable, so I thought I'd ask my question here.
Anyway, bare with me a bit... I first thought about making the whole thing (engine) from scratch, but while I was drawing the engine It occurred to me that it might take a long time before the thing gets finished. Not to mention the machine skills it would require to make all the parts. I went and talked to the keeper of our uni equipment center (a place where they have all kinds of machines with which you can do things to metals, like form them, etc), and he said it would a very long time to create the parts if the thing is too large... and that it would be difficult for me to make everything precise because I don't have much experience with the machines... anyhow..
So then I thought I would go with the next thing... which would be to use a turbocharger, for reasons of not being able to get a turbocharger for less than 200 euro (260 USD), I'm not too exited about that either. (hey, I am just a student :( )
So then I hear that some people have created ramjets at home. Has it been done before? How would one go about creating a very fast air input? A leaf blower?
Any help/comment would be appreciated... :)