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Thank you, I've wondered for years why we didn't have tiny gas turbine engines...
by _yb2s 3y ago
Thank you, I've wondered for years why we didn't have tiny gas turbine engines...
- pfdietz 3y agoThere are companies that have tried, like Capstone (formerly Capstone Turbine, then Capstone Green Energy). Capstone declared chapter 11 bankruptcy last year (since emerged and continuing under new leadership.)
- londons_explore 3y agoI still believe it's possible - for example by having all the blades enclosed in a ring you can avoid gas escaping 'round' the blade. And with metal 3d printers rapidly falling in price, I think it will get within the scope of university students to prototype soonish.
- ckozlowski 3y agoThey did come about, in the late 60s. Williams worked on these to varying degrees of success. One of their designs became quite famous. The F107 powers the BGM-109 Tomahawk and AGM-86 ALCM. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/air-space-magazine/the-little-engine-that-couldnt-6865253/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/air-space-magazine/the-little...
- bobthepanda 3y agoFun fact, before the oil crisis the French TGV was originally a gas turbine train.
- Merad 3y agoThey definitely exist for small RC aircraft, but they're very expensive.
- rgmerk 3y agoAnd chew through fuel at truly extraordinary rates. This one, for example, weighs 450 grams, but can consume its own mass in fuel every three minutes! https://www.kingtechturbinesaustralia.com.au/product-page/k45mg4 https://www.kingtechturbinesaustralia.com.au/product-page/k4...