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ST-215 Turbine

High Speed Turbine Motor. 

This is a newly designed single stage impulse turbine which is capable of reaching speeds in upwards of 60,000 rpm with approximately 55 psi producing about 45 Watts. It is designed with a unique three vane stator that distributes the pressure against the turbine blades evilly. 

The housing is made from Brass tube and is silver soldered together for added strength. The turbine blade and bearing sleeve are machined from solid Brass bar stock. The stator, end cap and base are made from 6061-T6 Aluminum. The outside of the turbine housing is 1.500" and measures approximately 1.375" long. 

This turbine is designed as a model for enthusiast who may have ideas that requires a high speed power source to drive their projects. This is also laying the ground work in producing more advanced turbine blade designs to make them faster and more efficient over time. I plan on continuing the R&D to develop the most advanced turbine that I'm capable of. So keep an eye out for my other models as well. 

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T-15 Turbine

High Speed Steam Turbine Engine. 

This is a very well built Steam Turbine engine. All the parts have been manufactured from solid bar stock. No castings were used.  The housing and base are constructed from 6061Aluminum, while the turbine blade, inlet nozzle and exhaust were machined from Brass. The turbine uses a very effective "V" cut design which allow it to turn at around 60,000 rpm with about 45 psi, producing approximately 45 Watts of power. 

The turbine housing itself measures 1.9" x 1.9". The turbine blade is 1.5" in diameter and the whole unit measures approximately 2.5" tall.

Out of the 7+ years of producing turbines, I would have to say this is my favorite thus far. The entire turbine is brought to a high finish and would make a great gift to any steam enthusiast you may have in mind. 


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Pelton Mini


Steam Turbine Engine.
This is rather a simple design, but will display well. It would make an excellent conversational piece or as a gift to a steam enthusiast friend. Most Peltons are recognized to be use with water pressure, but this particular designed is primarily designed to handle air pressure or steam.
It is constructed out of 6061-T6 Aluminum, and Brass. The double cup shaped turbine wheel was machined from a solid piece of 1.500" brass bar stock and will rotate approximately 20,000 rpm with about 25 psi of pressure. The whole unit measures 3.250" tall and sits on a 3.5" by 1.9" base.

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Noise Maker

This is a Steam Turbine Engine capable of reaching speeds of 35,000 rpm's with about 45 psi. generating approximately 55 Watts of power at the shaft. It is most commonly run off of compressed air, but can be run off steam if available. 

It is constructed from 6061-6 Aluminum and Brass and is brought to a high polish finish. The outside of the brass ring measures 2.5", and the base is approximately 3.5" long by 2" wide. 

The most difficult part of this turbine design is the blade itself. Heat is applied to the outside Brass ring to allow it to expand. It then is quickly placed over the blade before it shrink fits over the turbine blade. It took a lot of practice and some quick timing to get this down right. There are a number of pieces to this steam turbine that need to work together in order for it to run well. I do machine some of the parts with CNC machines, such as the turbine blade itself, but some of it also hand built with manual machines.

The turbine was designed and built with simplicity in mind and  would work great as a conversational piece. It can also be use for the customers personal project if high speed is required. 

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