Tesla turbine
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The Tesla turbine is a bladeless centripetal-flow turbine invented by Nikola Tesla in 1913. It functions as nozzles apply a moving fluid to the edges of a set of discs. The engine uses smooth discs ro
Tesla turbine at Nikola Tesla Museum
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Steam turbine
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A steam turbine or steam turbine engine is a machine or heat engine that extracts thermal energy from pressurized steam and uses it to do mechanical work utilising a rotating output shaft. Its modern
Tesla turbine
…Nikola Tesla In standard steam turbines, the steam must press on the blades for the rotor to extract energy from the steam; the blades must be carefully oriented to minimize the angle of…
The rotor of a modern steam turbine used in a power plant
A 250 kW industrial steam turbine from 1910 (right) directly linked to a generator (left)
The first steam turbine-powered ship Turbinia: fastest in the world in 1894
A steam turbine without its top cover