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Here's a shot of the CD Turbine...
with the in-sink set-up
here at the uhh, secret laboratory here in East Sooke, BC Canada
And we'll just zero in on the turbine itself.
it's running right now, very nicely and quietly.
as you can see...
this is a multi-disc turbine...
with neodymium magnets...
between the discs of the turbine, and...
there are also larger 1/2 inch by 1/2 inch neodymium magnets...
rotating along the top of the turbine...
that we will engage the Magnetic Coupler with.
Okay!
Now I can vary the pressure...
in the throttle control here...
we can slow it right down...
Here it is turning at a nice, slow RPM.
At about 30 or 40 RPM.
It's easy to increase it; just give it more throttle...
on the shut-off valve...that's running at about half speed there.
And then, there's full speed.
It's actually quieter at full speed,
than at partial speed.
(hose coming from faucet)
Running off of tap water,
we have a great experimental device
with magnets that are rotating, so we can do all kinds of fun stuff.
For example,
I can take this post, and screw it into this...
CD spindle here, which normally has a post,
and take my Magnetic Coupler here
and drop it down onto the top...
ohh...it doesn't go...how about that, eh??
ohh...it doesn't go...how about that, eh??
It's magnetically suspended!
By the rotating magnets underneath, since these magnets
are repelling the magnets inside the CD case
then they won't engage...You can try...
opps, there it goes, once you push hard, then it engages
let me slow this down and try that again...
There...
it's engaged!
here, it is rotating counter...that is,
against the rotation of the CD pack, which is this way
and the Coupler is going that way
it slows down, comes to a stop...
but it's not really inclined to go
in the direction of the CD Discs Pack...
a little, but not very much...
we can get it to engage by spinning it though, by giving it a good spin
there, it pops down!
I can also pull out the centre spindle...
because it's not really required...
it helps for stability.
If it was balanced a little better,
I wouldn't even need the post.
well, there you have it...Tesla CD Turbine,
latest incarnation, able to work off of
sink tap pressure and get useful power out of it.
Now let's hook up some other attachments and have some fun!!
It's actually quieter at full speed,
It's actually quieter at full speed,