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[Conrad]

Just a quick Reply. . .will comment of your Money Spinner Calculations later. . pressed for time now

How come no one has done anything with the Tesla steam disk turbine?

That is not the case. A lot of people have done a LOTS of work on it over the years and Many Many amateurs have build these turbine, even very big ones.
The problem is that Professional Turbine builders have not dealt with this design because of fundamental drawbacks (low starting torque, and narrow operating range for optimised running close to the to torque point). When the speed falls below the top Torque Point it stalls quickly. . .opening the steam supply will be too late then. This would require operating the turbine beyond the Maximum Efficiency Point and that is not s good. If speed of operation can be held constant. . .low load variation. . .then we can compete perhaps

Various reason that commercial development has not progresses. . the competition beats it in terms op Power in a Small Package.

My idea is a deviation of the basis concept that I think takes away some of the drawbacks of the simple Tesla design but it more difficult to manufacture (more $$$$). For small applications I think I have an edge but to prove that I need money to demonstrate it. . .and there is stiff completion in this field too.

The CFD Modelling did NOR take Place. . L

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