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Old 09-30-2008, 10:54 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by TES111 View Post
But use a blade less rotor such as a Tesla turbine for reduce power loss from the engine.
ummmm.... Tesla turbines have been obsolete in terms of efficiency for the past 50 years. Yes they were great when Tesla was alive but now they don't cut it. They also don't deal with high heat very well because the thermal expansion causes the disks to warp and drops their efficiency. You also have to look at the fact that engine exhaust is pulsed and a Tesla turbine can only achieve it best efficiency with a steady flow. Pulsed flow drops their efficiency even more.
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