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by Woodenbox
Tue Jun 14, 2011 4:30 am
Forum: Gas turbine forum
Topic: Axial project
Replies: 6
Views: 10601

Re: Axial project

I guess it is not a big amount of fuel you need to get this thing spinnin, the easyest thing you to do is probourly to use propane gas. Maybe somthing like a blowtourch with some piping into the combustionchamber? Then you can regulate the gas flow with the control valve. Easy and cheap ;) God luck...
by Woodenbox
Fri Jun 10, 2011 4:57 pm
Forum: Gas turbine forum
Topic: Axial project
Replies: 6
Views: 10601

Re: Axial project

Now the pictures of combustion chamber. As you will see the construction methods are very crude. But I hope that because I only need self sustaining for 5 minutes this still could do the trick. I have not calculated the power need for turbine (as I wont understand the math formulas in english.) But ...
by Woodenbox
Wed Jun 08, 2011 5:19 am
Forum: Gas turbine forum
Topic: Axial project
Replies: 6
Views: 10601

Re: Axial project

Now few pics of my "engine"

Front view

Image

Rear view

Image

More coming later today =)
by Woodenbox
Mon Jun 06, 2011 7:56 pm
Forum: Gas turbine forum
Topic: Axial project
Replies: 6
Views: 10601

Axial project

Well few months ago I started planing to build a jet engine. I think I soo pics of FD3/64. I got myself kurts book and also book called Gas turbine theory. at same night I had to test my skills and I made a turbine disk from kurts insturctions. I spend lots of time to study theory from both books (h...