Supercritical Fluids In The Tesla Turbine

🔬Deep Dive into Supercritical Fluids in Tesla Turbines🔬

Step aside traditional fluids; we’re exploring the untapped potential of supercritical fluids in Tesla turbines!

These are no ordinary fluids; they exist above their critical temperature and pressure, meaning they combine the best features of liquids and gases.

What’s the payoff for Tesla turbines?

Let’s dive in.

👉 Viscosity & Reduced Slip

In Tesla turbines, efficiency often takes a hit due to ‘slip,’ or the difference in velocity between the fluid and the rotating discs.

Supercritical fluids come with a higher viscosity comparable to liquids.

What’s the benefit?

Less slip, more torque, and boosted efficiency.

Simple as that.

👉 Expansion Characteristics

The ability to expand like gases is where supercritical fluids shine.

Unlike liquids, elastic gasses and supercritical fluids can make use of the heat energy in them for power out as they expand.

👉 Solubility & Surface Interaction

Supercritical fluids have intriguing solubility properties that I believe might redefine how we understand their interaction with the metallic discs in a Tesla turbine.

Let’s break this down:

Molecular Interactions:

The ability of supercritical fluids to dissolve materials generally insoluble in liquids or gases means more intimate molecular interaction with the metallic discs.

This enhances adhesion and, in turn, efficiency.

Surface Coating:

If the discs are coated or made from special alloys, the solubility properties of supercritical fluids can create a ‘stickier’ boundary layer, reducing slip and optimizing energy transfer.

Wettability:

Imagine a metal surface that’s more ‘wettable.’ Enhanced solubility could make this a reality, fostering better adhesion and further reducing slip.

Questions?

Feel free to drop them in the comments above.

Stay tuned for more insights into the world of Tesla turbines!

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[bretthuff]

As a nuclear engineer. Supercritical water reactors are dope, we are just limited by materials.

[Solstice_Studios]

this is good. So, you are proposing using the water from nuclear reactors to power the turbine? Thats great ... or just using supercritical fluids to flow through your Tesla Turbine?

[jmarti]

Rather rotary, no more Tesla BS. Let's use things that really work...