Manual
Manual
By Gyroscope.com
Contents
Warnings – read before use .................................................................................................................... 2
Specification ............................................................................................................................................ 3
History ...................................................................................................................................................... 4
Maintenance ............................................................................................................................................ 4
Performance ............................................................................................................................................ 5
Make sure that all the screws are tightened before use (both on the casing and
inside, on the spindle).
Make sure the grub screws on the generator coupling are particularly tight as they
will be spinning at high speed. If in doubt use screw/thread sealant to reduce risk of
them becoming lose.
Use a tachometer to measure the RPM of the turbine while running. Do not let the
turbine run to excessive speeds, particularly if the generator/load is not attached.
After longer periods of use or possible stress check the bearings for damage or wear.
Do not touch the bulbs while running they will be very HOT
Do not touch or put anything close to the electrics, board or bulb holder while
running. The underside of the bulb holders (board) is electrified while in use.
Under extreme pressures and stress Tesla stated that disks are liable to warp. It is
unlikely to happen on this version but please be aware that it is possible.
The turbine is designed for use with compressed air. It should be quite easy to run
the turbine from steam but new bearings will be needed and a seal added to the
axle. Proceed at your own risk.
From what Tesla wrote in the patent it seems his experiments were mainly done with fluids
but had confirmed it works with air as well. Unlike conventional turbines, jet engines and
most pumps, Tesla’s turbine can be designed to be reversible with no loss in efficiency.
Normally compressed air, fluids or steam is applied to the ‘inlet’ and the turbine spins giving
a mechanic rotational output. However, it can also double up as a pump, by rotating the
shaft the air/fluid/steam can and be sucked and blown from the inlets / outlets. This makes
it unique in being a reversible turbine and a reversible pump. However efficiency increases
can be made by tailoring the pump to the medium.
The technology has remained very underused, unknown and under-developed despite its
promising characteristics. The efficiency is the stubbing block and generally unproven. I
expect over the next few years that efficiency of the turbines will dramatically improve,
particularly now that this turbine is available off-the-shelve.
Maintenance
Very little or no maintenance is required. The bearings are sealed and lubricated for life,
however the compressed air may force the oil/grease out over time. Please be aware of this
and change the bearings if needed. All screws should be checked regularly to make sure
they are tight. From time-to-time the disks should be inspected for warping.
The graph above shows the turbine in a number of configurations. As standard the turbine can spin
at the speeds indicated on line A (5 to 9 CFM) and with a bulbs connected 8 to 9 CFM is required to
power them, this is shown on line B. Changing the bulbs from 60 watts to 30 watts results in the
requirements shown in line C.
Line D and E shows the turbine after being modified. As you can see there is still huge potential for
performance improvements.
We commend testing and developing the turbine with a 8 to 10 CFM air source with a pressure
between 60 and 120psi.
It has been untested with steam, water and other mediums. However we are people that have been
adapting the turbine for such purposes.
Three bulbs were the easiest way to place a load on the generator for demonstration
purposes. However a 3 phase output is not ideal in most cases for a practical output, this
can easy be fixed using a bridge rectifier or otherwise known as a diode rectifier. This will
create a pulsed DC output, which can be smoothed using capacitors if required.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridge_rectifier
How to contact us
If you have any further questions you may contact Glenn at sales@gyroscope.com or visit
www.gyroscope.com
Add or reduce
Change washers/ Change size or Find optimum Change medium Block nozzles to
Disk Change bearings load (change Put a number of
spacers to star shape of injection angle for injection e.g. water, steam increase pressure
changes rating of bulbs) turbines in serial
shaped design nozzles or air on others
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