Tesla bladeless micro hydro?

 

Howdy:
    I was just thinking about the tesla bladeless pump, and was wondering if the
bladeless
turbine concept would work for micro hydro. If so, it would be a cheep, and easy
way to make DIY power.
    Tesla's novel method of "fluid propulsion" was based on two basic principals
of physics:
"adhesion and viscosity". Which brings up the question of how much head is
needed to
make this work efficiently. Could this be used for low head, such as the
crossflow?
    Anybody know if this has been tried before? Check out the link below to get
a better
idea of what I am talking about:
http://www.animatedsoftware.com/pumpglos/teslapum.htm

SeeYaa:) Harbin Osteen KG6URO

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    --Forget it; i.e. yes it will work, but not very well. What you need
is a Pelton wheel design. Tesla bladeless turbines do have a use after all:
they fill a niche market pumping live fish; the lack of blades allows fish
to pass thru the pump's innards without harm.

--
        "Steamboat Ed" Haas         :  Concave, convex, con      
        Hacking the Trailing Edge!  :  carne: all is Zen..
                          www.nmpproducts.com
                   ---Decks a-wash in a sea of words---

 



Howdy Steamer:
    Yep, a Pelton would be good for a high head, but I was thinking
about a low head situation.
    I was wondering if there would be enough adhesion between the disk
to be of any efficiency at all at a low head. Well, I will have to test this
somehow,
maybe put those American Online CD disk, and a water hose to use.

--
SeeYaa:) Harbin Osteen KG6URO

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