This is probably a dumb question to a lot of you, but how would I go about holding a rotating shaft in place? I'm looking into building a centrifugal jet engine, and need a way to ensure that the shaft can spin freely at high RPMs. What sorts of bearings, etc. should I be looking into? (And while we're at it, anyone think this project is out of my hands? I don't mind criticism!)
I'm a recent college grad (EE), so I haven't had much time making stuff (yet).
Holding a rotating shaft in place
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Re: Holding a rotating shaft in place
The best thing to do is convert a car turbo charger. Plenty of info on doing that on this site.
If you're building one from scratch, make the Kurt Schreckling jet. He describes how to do it in some detail in his book 'Gas Turbine Engines for Model Aircraft'.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Turbines-Model- ... 0951058916
About 8 years ago Amazon screwed up and listed this book at 20p a copy. I bought 25 copies. I have since given them all away or I could have sent you one.
Cheers,
Wilson.
If you're building one from scratch, make the Kurt Schreckling jet. He describes how to do it in some detail in his book 'Gas Turbine Engines for Model Aircraft'.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Turbines-Model- ... 0951058916
About 8 years ago Amazon screwed up and listed this book at 20p a copy. I bought 25 copies. I have since given them all away or I could have sent you one.
Cheers,
Wilson.
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