Tesla Turbine v2.0 [3D Printed]
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- Опубликовано: 6 фев 2025
- Nikola Tesla was a great inventor from the 20th century and an active one as well, with over 300 patents. One of these inventions, which is speculated to be his favorite one, is the Tesla Turbine, also known as a bladeless turbine or boundary layer turbine.
In this video, I go through the process of designing, printing, and testing my version of the Tesla turbine. This is actually version 2.0 because this video is part of a small series of videos around the Tesla turbine that begins with my first try at printing a Tesla turbine.
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That was my first thought after finishing this video! xD
Glad to see you are still reading these comments. A quick couple of suggestions:
For low torque applications, use unshielded bearings with no lube (you can pop the rubber seals or metal shields out and wash them with acetone to remove the grease). This will make the bearings move with much less friction at the cost of durability under load (which you wont have in this application).
If you want to get higher air flows, then instead of using a regulator you can use a ball valve or gate valve. That should allow about 10x the flow.
If you are ever wanting to tightly control flow consider using a needle valve instead of a pressure regulator. Pressure regulators are good for regulating pressure, but are pretty crap for flow.
That makes a lot of sense! Thank you :D
Replace grease with powdered graphite?
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- it is interesting
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And most importantly
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Thank you :D
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2 very interesting things about you:
1. Your English pronunciation and face are very relaxing .
2.You make amazing experiments from Tesla's theory.
How doesnt this guy have a million subs already?
This comment made my day! Thank you :)
You can blame Edison for that!
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If you get the voltage and the current, that gets you the power output (just measure the voltage and current simultaneously). There are all sorts of useful formulae involving power:
P = IV, P = Fv, etc.
The one we need is
P = tau omega
That is, power = torque times angular frequency.
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That means a lot, thank you!
Welcome to the team :D
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@JæSwervø 9 Bro didn't he literally prove his intelligence in this video and others?
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Are you a descendant of Tesla?? You look just like him.
I'm actually is long lost Great Grandson and my purpose is to bring his inventions to life !!
I'm not but thank you for that 😋
It brought me that same idea.
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The freakier thing is that he sounds exactly like him too.
As far as my guess goes.
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if I may give you a tip for the creality printers, try and change your retraction settings to between 4-6mm, with a retraction speed of around 25mm/s. This will eliminate stringing. You can also then disable coasting, getting more consistent start and ends of lines. it changed the quality of my prints drastically, and I haven't had to fix a single string ever since I found the correct settings.
I sure will try!
Thank you very much for the comment.
Sometimes the algorithm works!! One of your videos just popped up in my feed; you now have a new subscriber!! Excellent content! Good blend of tech, Tesla and humor.
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Thanks man!
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Thank you so much :D
You're on the team now !
"wow, you 3d printed the save button"
True that
To be honest for someone who put so much effort in his vids i was shocked to see u only have 78k subs i thought they were 1m at least u deserve more bro keep up the good work.
if you know the amperage and voltage at the motor, and you know the RPM of the turbine then you can calculate the torque of the turbine
yeah great point
AND you can use the motor as a dynamic brake - it saves fingers.
Don't forget the friction of the axis and the walls
Even more so, attach an electronic load of some sort to the output. Find the power maximum of the generator (voltage * current) and the respective rpm. Then build a controller to keep the rpm of the turbine always stable at that rpm even if you take more or less current out of it (regulating the airflow). Not much point in that, except it's awesome to hear the noise changing as you change the load while the thing tries to stabilize itself to constant rpm :)
If you know the amount of force something exerts, you can calculate how much force it exerts
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Instant sub! A very underrated channel.
Thank you :D
I normally go out of my way to not like or sub when people ask for it, but you made it funny so I did both
Thank you :D
I really appreciate that.
very nice! i liked the idea of having the shaft as an outlet, very elegant! too bad it didn't go as planned! subscribed
Ok bro, you earned my like and subscribe. I don't subscribe to a whole lot of channels, but you... you got what I need!
But for real, good mix of legit scientific data, that you seem to really understand, rather than just reading it from a website, with the right amount of humor, keeping me interested in the parts that I don't actually understand Haha. Keep it up bro, good work and good luck in the future!
Just gained another sub, this is amazing quality. You’ll be a top youtuber in no time. What camera is this by the way?
Thank you :D
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Who the hell would give this video a thumbs down. I've watched a few of his vids, and I am by no means a smart person. I enjoy them a lot. Thanks Integza, don't mind the haters keep the vids coming.
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This is the first of your videos I have seen and it was great. I like your presentation style and Tesla's inventions are always interesting. I look forward to watching your future videos!
Welcome aboard my friend :D
The tesla turbine is only useful for thick liquids, air won't impart enough friction on the wheel. These are typically used for pumping dirty/contaminated oils.
You're right Eugene! They are normally used as pumps!
With this video, I'm not trying to create a power generator. The idea is to explore the technology and make the video entertaining and educational :D
Very entertaining and educational..
Usually I don't leave a comment on any video but this guy deserves it.
Make his efforts look like fun. 👍👍
That hollow axis that holds the turbine blades look amazing! 👌 Although, the vibration issues you might have been getting is due to the mass of the glue you used to hold them in place. Try super glue so you'll only need to apply very little and since it's liquid form, it won't create those bulging shape when it hards. Just be careful applying them tho, they get messy when you make a mistake. 😄 Great video again man! Can't wait for you next video! 😄
Thank you so much Gaston! Yeah, the super glue might be a better option ahahah
My favourite RUclips creator.
Super creative!
Thank you Mi :D
Maybe you could create a miniature 3d printed water brake to test the torque ... I'm not sure a water brake has even been 3d printed before using plastics but for this turbine I think it can withstand ... either way the shearing force of it breaking that water brake might still provide useful information on the torque. Great video by the way.
You’re my new favorite channel i think. Awesome content.
Thank you so much! It's an honor :D
The faster the turbine spins the more efficient it becomes. Next time use a gear or belt reduction drive so that the turbine can maintain it's Max rpm while rotating the electrical motor at 2500 rpm for generation. This would be a 10:1 ratio roughly and you should be able to use less air (in terms of cfm) if Tesla's original math was right.
Great video and explanation, great first and 2.0 attempt! Agree with all your ideas, please go ahead!
Add some curves in discs it will increase the energy transformation rate
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I love your dedication, wit, and that you love Tesla! Great job man!
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I very much enjoyed the realistic applications of physics-specifically in the fact that you included your process in the use of converting units in order to reach m/s.
Thats great ! Thamk you for that comment :D
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Thanks man!
Good upgrade ideas, cant wait to see V3.
What did i just find.
"BUILD TURBINE"
I was here about a year ago. Good to see you growing
A jet engine with compressor etc would be interesting.
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Get yourself someone who looks at you like Integza did at that record
I like it that you set theoretical goal, else one end up building in efficient things., that's good step to follow in engineering.
Could have split the CDs in half for thinner blades. They are 2 plastic sheets sandwiching a film that is read or burned by the laser. This can be done pretty easily with an exacto knife.
I really like your style, a great mix of madness, beeing crazy and yet smart! I‘m happy to have found your channel, Kingtegza! ;-)
try a smaller input diameter on casing that should increase pressure/speed of turbine
Yea and friction
Bladed turbines usually have multiple stages with different blade diameters, I have never seen this on Tesla style turbine designs yet.
If you measure the acceleration of your turbine you can get the torque by knowing the inertia (2nd low of newton)
You can have the acceleration by derivating the speed
Im a 5th grader and the math he did blew my mind
Jenny Matthews that’s cool
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I'm a Tesla Geek ( I teach). 1: What about staging the turbine wheels (one exhausts to the next) to increase torque and efficiency and lower rotational speed? 2: How about a Tesla Torque converter?
Or something like a Lily impeller encased in a shroud, with the input at the large end.
Dude how did I missed this channel. Awsome! I also have a Tesla print hanging in cave that is about 10 years old. I am now the only crazy person in town.
Joe Rogan has a stand up bit about the average persons technological abilities:
Q: “If i sent you in to the woods with a hatchet, how long till you can send me an email?”
A: me? Never. The guy in this video?... 2 weeks.
I love Joe Rogan and I loved that comment :D
The professor from Gilligan's island, about 22 minutes ( one ep.)
"Worldest fastest train"
I just found your channel and I've been binge watching all of 'em.
you should try to use a brushless motor (it's better than a DC one) and think that the motor decrese the rpm
If you're talking AC brushless, that's an alternator. If you're talking about brushless DC, it would require a controller capable of generative capture (regen braking) to be useful in this instance.
"Better" is arguable. Definitely more efficient, but unnecessary in this instance.
@@SwervingLemon A brushless DC motor needs only something like a 3 phase full wave bridge rectifier to work as a generator. Take a look at the Samsung, Whirlpool, Kenmore, Maytag, Fisher&Paykel motors used in washing machines. They are DC motors. They are fed pulsed DC when they are used as motors or they can be fed AC also. Rotating one by hand fed into a wind turbine controller will cause them to hit the brake points almost as soon as you get one turning a few RPM.
"Not porn", "please subscribe", and "I'm begging you" got me. Subbed and liked. This kid is brilliant.
if your'e using solidworks as a design software, try to get acces to the simuation add-on for this kind of projects. it's an amzing tool for figuring out the best parameters for a specific result. like, what if the goal was maximum turqe? what is the best number of plates, spacing, thikness, air flow and so on?
btw, aside from the gross amount of gags, it's a great video and a really cool project:)
Thank you for the tip
This channel is so good that I am binge watching with the ad blocker off.
Now, that is what I call commitment!
Hope you enjoy the videos :D
The spacers will also act like a rev limiter.
the small fitting on the inlet is a restriction but the hoses all the way back to the compressor is also a restriction, as well as the length of the hose.
With the data you provided you can calculate the torque. You just need to know the power generated and the rotational speed. 12V times 0,37A is 4,44 Watts of Power and Torque is the ratio between Power (watts) and 2Pi times the rotational speed in radians/sec and you can that calculate that by dividing by 60 and multiplying that 2 Pi(2900rpm/60 equals to 48,(3)cps(cycles per second) multiply by 2Pi) which equals roughly 303.6rad/s, so those values, you get 4,44/(2Pi*303,687) and that amounts to 0.0002 N.m. It's not as immediate as a device, but gets the job done. Very nice video BTW.
The generator is essentially a dynamometer, but simply measuring the open-circuit voltage and the current through the ammeter will give misleading results. It's best to measure the voltage and current simultaneously while the generator is connected to a load of known resistance. And by varying the resistance, the torque and power can be measured through a range of RPM. And by varying the resistance and the air pressure together, you can find the most efficient combination of air pressure and RPM. After all, peak efficiency is what the Tesla turbine is designed for.
The 12V was measured with no load at max RPM. The 0,37A was measured while shorting the output via the multimeter. The voltage will be equal to the burden voltage of the meter.
Typical resistance of a cheap multimeter is about 10 ohms on the current sensing input. We can use the formula P = R * I^2. This gives the result 1.4 watt.
However torque is not a constant but a curve. He needs to put in a variable resistor and measure speed, current and voltage at multiple points to plot a curve.
@@jameshansen1903 It is sufficient to measure voltage over a known load, such as a 1 kOhm resistor. The current can be calculated from that. I agree that he needs to do it at multiple loads to find the optimal RPM.
i see a redundant 2pi in there. you take E power / (cps*2pi *2pi), are you sure there are supposed to be 2?
@@MrRyanroberson1 I did that to get only SI units in the formula, even if that redundant it's better to use only SI units when calculating anything, in my opinion. But in this scenario you don't need to do the conversion.
Pressure regulators are notorious for choking flow. Unless you get an industrial regulator that is meant to feed shop equipment (impact wernches, automotive paint guns, tire changers, etc.) you're never going to do as well as a simple ball valve and a T down stream with a gauge for pressure.
Also, the vanes you put on the discs are approaching similarly to the turbine side of a turbocharger. You might look at that design and take some hints from there. Just a thought.
I really enjoy your videos.
I wish you would just make another turbine, I hope you make another.
I will, of course :D
Disks need to be stiff enough, low mass, and as wide as possible to harvest energy.
Then the spacing has to be set for the working fluid.
He could do a follow up series on Tesla Pumps.
Same thing, but using mechanical force to pump water.
It’s a practical way of storing energy for later use.
@@Jkirk3279 The pump is for drawing the back pressure out of the exhaust of the turbine, also, exhaust holes heed to be large enough so that the air has sufficient space to exit.
Top notch animation. I think your channel will grow big!
Thank you :D
You DID look up the proper spacing between disks for air?
Since air has a very low viscosity, I just tried to print spacers as small as I could.
Have you ever seen a cd explode at high speed? The disks warp at high speed especially at the circumference, Tesla actually extended the spacers to go beyond the holes in the disks in a later British patent, he also made star spacers with eight points, and had eight holes in the disks, this greatly reduced the warping effect at high speed. The warping causes resistance to the particles velocity and cant transfer as much energy to the shaft due to turbulence that causes back pressure. Note
Why does this guy have so few subscribers? He deserves many more
I agree with you!
Thank you :D
you don't need any device for measuring torque ..... if you have the value of power generate and the value of RPM
This guy needs more subs, he is working his ass off for these vids
I wanna see one thing, is it possible to make a compressed air powered car?
Possible ? Probably depending on the scale.
@@integza About the size of an RC car up to a full size car and if possible with the full size one, having the air compressor built in
@@stephenross5586 Might work !
@@integza I was also thinking of some other ideas that the Tesla Turbine might be really good for, like for example, with some adapters and such, a mini CO2 powered phone charger
@@stephenross5586 Can you elaborate on that ?
Electrical power: Just add load to your DC motor.
Mechanical power(you have answered it yourself): Insted of rubbing your finger on disk, wrap a belt on slightly thicker disk. Fix one end and attach the other to spring and measure extension of spring.
You will need to measure the friction coefficient and spring constant, which I will let you figure out yourself.😬
BTW, it a great video.
RUclipsr: * swears *
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Good work and fun to watch.
thank you Tesla, very cool.
so much underrated.......if at all u were my physics teacher
Thumbs up! But only because you asked nicely! ;P
Awesome video ! Great intertainment with a wonderfull sense of humor. I like it.
Thank you very much, good Sir.
I thought you said, "you are seeing another pigeon"
I think this needs to be perfected in plastic, then milled in stainless steel. The tesla turbine has always intrigued me.