Turbo_Dreams

Apparently photobucket doesn't support ****.... I should have read the terms of service (sarcasm, I knew it wouldn't last... I'll post em up again eventually)


Thought this was kinda interesting....
Different way to use a turbo eh?


Here's the setup



And a short Vid...



Main Page
http://www.gas-turbines.com/nt6/index.html#videos

Lots of neat pics
http://www.gas-turbines.com/nt5/index.html

Link to test fire
http://www.gas-turbines.com/nt5/nt5.mpg

Tough-guy

Mark Nye is a maniac. I've been waiting for the NT6 project to get posted for some time. Has anyone here built one?

absolutezroo

We go a new test cell at base where for the jet engines. Just the sound is amazing. I'd like to build a homemade gas turbine. would be fun

HondaTuner

Thats cool, but what's the point?

absolutezroo

It's probably one of those things you do for a college class or something.

Tough-guy

There is no real piont other than as a hobby or a project ot learn more about thermo-dynamics. I have seen some people successfully apply these engines to vehicles.

http://www.jetkart.co.uk/

http://www.nickhaddock.co.uk/jetkart.htm

http://www.turbokart.com/videos.htm#tk

fork

I think the point is to show an easy source of energy. ie electricity

Tough-guy

These engines produce no electricity. They are not an efficient conversion method. Way too much thermal losses and too high of a brake speciffic fuel consumption to work well for that application. But they are LOUD and produce a lot of heat. After all, how sweet would it be to say "I have a jet engine in my garage"

Turbo_Dreams

The only thing I've seen it used for is to run another turbine housing like in the pics.

I've heard some guys talk about attaching the other end of
the shaft to a generator to make power.

But tough guy has it right with what he said:

"These engines produce no electricity. They are not an efficient conversion method. Way too much thermal losses and too high of a brake speciffic fuel consumption to work well for that application. But they are LOUD and produce a lot of heat. After all, how sweet would it be to say "I have a jet engine in my garage"

This setup acts like a dyno, the second turbo provides a variable load for the gas producer section.

absolutezroo

you couldn't use the a standard turbo..not made to be used as a turbine generator...and hook it up to run a generator..the shaft just isn't strong enough.