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Old 12-06-2010, 03:13 AM
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So check this out guys, it prompted some very interesting technical discussions in the office today.

1) Using a combustion engine to provide power for a generator is a long established practice (locomotives)

2) How do you turn output from a jet turbine into mechanical drive for a generator? Absolutely no idea, but it seems to work on helicopters where they feed the power into a gearbox to turn the blades so it's clearly possible. I am obviously hung up on thinking of a turbine producing thrust rather than torque.

http://www.fasterandfaster.net/2010/...ine-looks.html
 
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Old 12-06-2010, 03:42 AM
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Holy ****, that'll teach me for asking what is clearly a stupid question. If I ever have trouble with my cistern or a jet engine you are clearly the "go to guy" Steve!
 

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Old 12-06-2010, 03:58 AM
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Aside from the toilet humour tho', don't you think a piece of kit the size of a thermos that weighs 35 kg and cranks out nearly 100 hp is quite f ing immpressive?
 
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Fo' sho' but the torque figures aren't that good, I'd bet.......?
But if you fitted 3 of 'em in a Hurricane frame, well....
It's just a big Hoover with added gas for more "blow" hehe
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Fo' sho' but the torque figures aren't that good, I'd bet.......?
But if you fitted 3 of 'em in a Hurricane frame, well....
But that's the clever bit Shadow, you use them to drive a generator, which powers an electric motor, that has gob loads of torque from revs 0 onwards.
I know it would sound like ****, but you have to admit there are some right clever **** out there
 

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No probs Tk ...

Toilets swapped out and Turbo jet engines repaired ...
I can just see how my business cards will look now ...
Here's a nice idea for a Logo

 
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Originally Posted by CBRclassic
Toilets swapped out and Turbo jet engines repaired ...
I can just see how my business cards will look now ...
It seams to me that you are attracted to things that spin. lol

The turboprop mentioned in your little write-up, was mention toward the end, has been around for some time now. It allows a prop driven plane to fly at higher altitudes.

The Y2K Turbine bike has been around for a while now. Jay Leno bought his for $240,000 USD. One speed form 0-over 200 MPH. There is lag when backing off into corners. It takes time for it to spool down and spool up.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTmgfF1zghg

After the ad watch Jay Leno's turbine car.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGm4-cMn90M&feature=fvw
 
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Old 12-07-2010, 04:29 AM
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Steve, thanks for that article on turbine engines, now that I've had the time to properly read and digest it, it has actually answered a lot of things that I didn't really understand (good thing I'm a surveyor and not an aircraft mechanic).

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The Y2K Turbine bike has been around for a while now. Jay Leno bought his for $240,000 USD. One speed form 0-over 200 MPH. There is lag when backing off into corners. It takes time for it to spool down and spool up.
I guess the beauty of the Jag system is that you're not actually using the turbine as your drive source, any spool time will be taken up by the generators (and I presume some kind of battery storage?)
 


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