Bladed Turbine - Revision history

KhalidH: /* Comparison of Bladed and Bladeless Turbines */

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Comparison of Bladed and Bladeless Turbines

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			==See also==

			* [[Tesla Turbine]]
			* [[Boundary Layer Turbine]]
	[[Category:Energy]]		[[Category:Energy]]

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	A proven heat engine option is a bladed turbine. The advantage is that experimental results in literature for small-scale bladed turbines indicate approximately 5-fold better performance than the [~~http://openfarmtech.org/index.php?title=~~Boundary_Layer_Turbine#Warren_Rice.2C_University_of_Arizona bladeless turbine]. While bladeless turbine results in the [~~http://openfarmtech.org/index.php?title=~~Boundary_Layer_Turbine#Warren_Rice.2C_University_of_Arizona Warren Rice experiments] indicate 5 lb/min mass flow rates of the working fluid and a mechanical power output of about 1 hp, the [http://www.redrok.com/engine.htm#newton C. Christopher Newton Master's thesis] on a solar turbine indicate a mass flow rate of under 1 lb for similar power output. The performance of the latter was over 1 kW of mechanical power from a turbine with a rotor of 5" diameter.		A proven heat engine option is a bladed turbine. The advantage is that experimental results in literature for small-scale bladed turbines indicate approximately 5-fold better performance than the [[Boundary_Layer_Turbine#Warren_Rice.2C_University_of_Arizona\|bladeless turbine]]. While bladeless turbine results in the [[Boundary_Layer_Turbine#Warren_Rice.2C_University_of_Arizona\|Warren Rice experiments]] indicate 5 lb/min mass flow rates of the working fluid and a mechanical power output of about 1 hp, the [http://www.redrok.com/engine.htm#newton C. Christopher Newton Master's thesis] on a solar turbine indicate a mass flow rate of under 1 lb for similar power output. The performance of the latter was over 1 kW of mechanical power from a turbine with a rotor of 5" diameter.

	The bladed turbine should thus be examined for practicality - primarily in its ease of fabrication and longevity - if we are considering sustainable energy systems. Plans for this turbine are available from [http://www.pioneertelephonecoop.com/~carlich/RSE/RSEengines.html Reliable Steam Engine Co] (see last product on the page).		The bladed turbine should thus be examined for practicality - primarily in its ease of fabrication and longevity - if we are considering sustainable energy systems. Plans for this turbine are available from [http://www.pioneertelephonecoop.com/~carlich/RSE/RSEengines.html Reliable Steam Engine Co] (see last product on the page).

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	A proven heat engine option is a bladed turbine. The advantage is that experimental results in literature for small-scale bladed turbines indicate approximately 5-fold better performance than the [[Boundary_Layer_Turbine#Warren_Rice.2C_University_of_Arizona\|bladeless turbine]]. While bladeless turbine results in the [[Boundary_Layer_Turbine#Warren_Rice.2C_University_of_Arizona\|Warren Rice experiments]] indicate 5 lb/min mass flow rates of the working fluid and a mechanical power output of about 1 hp, the [http://www.redrok.com/engine.htm#newton C. Christopher Newton Master's thesis] on a solar turbine indicate a mass flow rate of under 1 lb for similar power output. The performance of the latter was over 1 kW of mechanical power from a turbine with a rotor of 5" diameter.		A proven heat engine option is a bladed turbine. The advantage is that experimental results in literature for small-scale bladed turbines indicate approximately 5-fold better performance than the [http://openfarmtech.org/index.php?title=Boundary_Layer_Turbine#Warren_Rice.2C_University_of_Arizona bladeless turbine]. While bladeless turbine results in the [http://openfarmtech.org/index.php?title=Boundary_Layer_Turbine#Warren_Rice.2C_University_of_Arizona Warren Rice experiments] indicate 5 lb/min mass flow rates of the working fluid and a mechanical power output of about 1 hp, the [http://www.redrok.com/engine.htm#newton C. Christopher Newton Master's thesis] on a solar turbine indicate a mass flow rate of under 1 lb for similar power output. The performance of the latter was over 1 kW of mechanical power from a turbine with a rotor of 5" diameter.

	The bladed turbine should thus be examined for practicality - primarily in its ease of fabrication and longevity - if we are considering sustainable energy systems. Plans for this turbine are available from [http://www.pioneertelephonecoop.com/~carlich/RSE/RSEengines.html Reliable Steam Engine Co] (see last product on the page).		The bladed turbine should thus be examined for practicality - primarily in its ease of fabrication and longevity - if we are considering sustainable energy systems. Plans for this turbine are available from [http://www.pioneertelephonecoop.com/~carlich/RSE/RSEengines.html Reliable Steam Engine Co] (see last product on the page).

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	A proven heat engine option is a bladed turbine. The advantage is that experimental results in literature for small-scale bladed turbines indicate approximately 5-fold better performance than the [~~http://openfarmtech.org/index.php?title=~~Boundary_Layer_Turbine#Warren_Rice.2C_University_of_Arizona bladeless turbine]. While bladeless turbine results in the [~~http://openfarmtech.org/index.php?title=~~Boundary_Layer_Turbine#Warren_Rice.2C_University_of_Arizona Warren Rice experiments] indicate 5 lb/min mass flow rates of the working fluid and a mechanical power output of about 1 hp, the [http://www.redrok.com/engine.htm#newton C. Christopher Newton Master's thesis] on a solar turbine indicate a mass flow rate of under 1 lb for similar power output. The performance of the latter was over 1 kW of mechanical power from a turbine with a rotor of 5" diameter.		A proven heat engine option is a bladed turbine. The advantage is that experimental results in literature for small-scale bladed turbines indicate approximately 5-fold better performance than the [[Boundary_Layer_Turbine#Warren_Rice.2C_University_of_Arizona\|bladeless turbine]]. While bladeless turbine results in the [[Boundary_Layer_Turbine#Warren_Rice.2C_University_of_Arizona\|Warren Rice experiments]] indicate 5 lb/min mass flow rates of the working fluid and a mechanical power output of about 1 hp, the [http://www.redrok.com/engine.htm#newton C. Christopher Newton Master's thesis] on a solar turbine indicate a mass flow rate of under 1 lb for similar power output. The performance of the latter was over 1 kW of mechanical power from a turbine with a rotor of 5" diameter.

	The bladed turbine should thus be examined for practicality - primarily in its ease of fabrication and longevity - if we are considering sustainable energy systems. Plans for this turbine are available from [http://www.pioneertelephonecoop.com/~carlich/RSE/RSEengines.html Reliable Steam Engine Co] (see last product on the page).		The bladed turbine should thus be examined for practicality - primarily in its ease of fabrication and longevity - if we are considering sustainable energy systems. Plans for this turbine are available from [http://www.pioneertelephonecoop.com/~carlich/RSE/RSEengines.html Reliable Steam Engine Co] (see last product on the page).

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			[[Category:Energy]]

WikiSysop: /* Bladed Turbine Design and Performance */

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Bladed Turbine Design and Performance

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	Note: Original design parameters (T-500 Design Conditions) are reliable; new design parameters - as theorized in the Master's thesis (T-500 SESEC ~~Paramters~~) - are questionable - due to several inconsistencies in the data shown in the thesis. Note that the SESEC parameters appear to show much better performance at a lower steam flow rate and pressure - which is highly questionable for turbines.		'''Note''': Original design parameters (T-500 Design Conditions) are reliable; new design parameters - as theorized in the Master's thesis (T-500 SESEC Conditions) - are questionable - due to several inconsistencies in the data shown in the thesis. Note that the SESEC parameters appear to show much better performance at a lower steam flow rate and pressure - which is highly questionable for turbines.

	=Bladed Turbine Fabrication=		=Bladed Turbine Fabrication=

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Bladed Turbine Design and Performance

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	Note: Original design parameters (T-500 Design Conditions) are reliable; new design parameters - as theorized in the Master's thesis (T-500 SESEC Paramters) - are questionable - due to several inconsistencies in the data shown in the thesis.		Note: Original design parameters (T-500 Design Conditions) are reliable; new design parameters - as theorized in the Master's thesis (T-500 SESEC Paramters) - are questionable - due to several inconsistencies in the data shown in the thesis. Note that the SESEC parameters appear to show much better performance at a lower steam flow rate and pressure - which is highly questionable for turbines.

	=Bladed Turbine Fabrication=		=Bladed Turbine Fabrication=

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2008-06-15T22:04:20Z

Bladed Turbine Design and Performance

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	Note: Original design parameters are reliable; new design parameters - as theorized in the Master's thesis - are questionable - due to several inconsistencies in the data shown in the thesis.		Note: Original design parameters (T-500 Design Conditions) are reliable; new design parameters - as theorized in the Master's thesis (T-500 SESEC Paramters) - are questionable - due to several inconsistencies in the data shown in the thesis.

	=Bladed Turbine Fabrication=		=Bladed Turbine Fabrication=

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Bladed Turbine Design and Performance

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			Note: Original design parameters are reliable; new design parameters - as theorized in the Master's thesis - are questionable - due to several inconsistencies in the data shown in the thesis.

	=Bladed Turbine Fabrication=		=Bladed Turbine Fabrication=

Bladed Turbine - Revision history

KhalidH: /* Comparison of Bladed and Bladeless Turbines */

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