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So I have spent some time looking into various solutions and have come up with something better than I imagined: PDA-based engine data acquisition and control. Bought one of these: ($135 on ebay, new) http://www.palm.com/us/images/products/handhelds/tungsten-e2/hdr_E2_photo.jpg Bought one of these (...

I've been kicking around some ideas for building an engine control unit for my gas turbine and have looked into the PIC route using LCD character screens, etc etc, but the amount of development time constructing the proto board, having a final board produced, soldering everything together, and furth...

Spent some time making up a template NG vane to cut the final parts from SS out of. The template was made with about 0.015" additional "size" to account for small variations when the vanes are final-welded and I will setup the grinder on the lathe to get the final contour for a snug fit with the NGV...

Things are moving forward nicely. I recieved the rotary table, slitting saw, and arbor yesteday and couldn't keep myself from setting it all up and going to work at it. This process worked just as planned. I cut out the NGV slots as well as the compressor diffuser slots. After a good bit of time put...

Spent some more time building the casting patterns and doing some machine work. Cast and turned the front diffuser plate, the compressor inducer nozzle and the inlet duct. The compressor inlet nozzle and the inlet duct were cast as two seperate pieces and the inlet duct has a lip-fit over the compre...

Its been some time since I've played with the GTs. I purcahsed a T04 turbocharger and a Schwinn Stingray scooter earlier this year with the idea of building a jet-powered scooter. The idea is to use just the rotating group from this turbocharger and build the other components around it for an annula...

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I have been pondering the idea of intercooling the compressor's charged air since the idea came to me of building a jet engine from a turbocharger (and then found all you wonderful freaks just like me, LOL) as I come from the automotive performance industry (specialize in the 300ZX twinturbo - go fi...

Ash. First off if possible i would like to know how much thrust is being produced. Second, Your theory seems to make since but i really don't have a clue. My turbo has a 3 inch inducer and has a very high A/R ratio. It designed to pump 35 PSI boost. I also noticed that your flame tubes seem a littl...

That is definitely the nicest turbo engin i have seen. To regulate fuel flow you can use a ball valve that is very small or a needle valve. Both work fairly well. For injectors i recomend oil burner nozzles. They give a very nice mist thats easy to ignite at low (10PSI) and higher (150PSI) pressure...

Been working on this for a few weeks now - built from two Nissan 300ZX (Z32) turbochargers and features a 'cross-flowing' design where one compressor feeds the combustion chamber for the other turbo's turbine - and vice-versa for the other turbocharger/combustor. It is a self-balancing system of whi...