Hi Joe. When
you said Pulse-jet you
reminded me of something I saw when I was a kid. It was a small jet
turbine
that bolted onto your car’s differential. It bolted in place of the
rear
differential cover and connected to your fuel and electrical system.
As the
car ran down the highway, the turbine came up to speed and you could
flip a
switch and inject fuel into it for a boost. Primitive but effective. I
bet one
of these would run well on biodiesel.
Your
pulse-jets are fabulous. At first I thought
they were “scram-jets” but then saw the turbine. Cool. How much to
they cost?
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Behalf Of Joe Street
Sent: Wednesday,
August 31, 2005
1:39 PM
To:
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Subject: Re: [Biofuel]
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Posted: Fwd: [DIYGasTurbines] Re: I'd like to try something...but
first, your
opinions (please).
This is not at all far
fetched. Several people
are bulding teir own turbines and other things like pulsejet engines
etc.
However you can get surplus APU's (auxiliary power units) at bargain
prices if
you look around. Check here: http://freespace.virgin.net/dyno.power/gasturbine/
Fun stuff! Pulse jets are not just for the military anymore! There is
even a guy talking about building his own personal cruise missile. =-O
Talk about civil disobedience!
Joe
Michael Redler wrote:
I've been researching the
feasibility of building
a biofuel turbojet engine.
Apparently, it's not as far
fetched as one might
think. I'm still unsure of thermal efficiency and if it's competitive
with
other cycles. In theory, it should be.
Has anyone done similar
research?
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: "Nick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2005 16:00:46 -0000
Subject: [DIYGasTurbines] Re: I'd like to try something...but first,
your
opinions (please).
Don
and John have both built fine shaft engines so there is no reason
why you can't build yourself an
auxilliary
generator. You should be
abe to use a very small gas generator
perhaps
couple to the turbine
of a slightly larger turbo. replace
the compressor
with a step down
gearing and into a generator.... see
what John has
built here...
http://www.nickhaddock.co.uk/jetgallery.htm
Nick :-)
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED],
Michael Redler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> Has anyone attached a fan w/shaft
after the
cumbustor as a power
take off and has anyone used a
turbojet for power
generation. If this
is feasible I'd like to build a small
auxiliary
generator.
>
> If I get a lot of "thumbs down"
on
that idea, that's OK too. It was
just a thought.
>
> Mike
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