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rhavrane

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Amazing enhancement of a Microcosm steam turbine
« on: April 17, 2023, 01:15:35 pm »

Bonjour,
Before  :((

First test     : https://youtu.be/WNtaZcQYGeQ

Second test : https://youtu.be/qC-MIX5SC5w

After  :-))

First update coupled to a 70 mm 3 blades propeller :
                    45 PSI https://youtu.be/OAj_bNea9-g
                    75 PSI https://youtu.be/RJvcBqh4CRc

                     And  coupled to a 40 mm 2 blades racer propeller : https://youtu.be/YPpcHFfAGtw
She clogs up a bit

And the last update test : https://youtu.be/HmWQbS2ThoU   Amazing !
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Re: Amazing enhancement of a Microcosm steam turbine
« Reply #1 on: April 17, 2023, 03:29:17 pm »

Thanks for sharing those experiments with us! I think the biggest issue is steam capacity, though your gear box will help with efficiency as the RN found out all them decades ago.
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