Open Source Pneumatic Turbine

Basics

• A turbine that uses high pressure air to produce rotary motion
• Can be medium to large scale (the Open Source Tesla Turbine, or the Steam Engine would better suit smaller installations)

Used For

• Medium to Large Scale Power Generators
• Large Vehicles
• Gas Pipeling/Tank Flaring/Venting Infastructure
• Turbo Vacuum Pumps
• Turbochargers

Minimum Viable Product

• Scalable from medium size (larger backyard generators, to commercial generators) to large/super large size (Industrial Grade, Power Plant Grade, or Ship/Submarine Size)
• Made using the Open Source Digital Fabrication Construction Set, and/or the Open Source Metallurgy Construction Set
• As optimized as possible

Basic Design

Enclosure

• It holds everything together, and also provides the input and output ports

Turbine

• This converts the movment of the working fluid (air) into rotary motion

Axle

• This converts the movement of the turbine into rotarty motion

Universal Attachment Port (universal coupling may be a better name?

• This allows for easy attachment to the axle or clutch

Flywheel

• Provides a bit more stability in the movement of the turbine

Gearbox

• An optional gear reduction box (most likely using planetary gears) to give it more torque

External Links

• Wikipedia Page on Pnuematic Turbines