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""Infinity Turbines"" makes a very simple type of turbine, wraps it up in a complete unit if you like. The T10 unit comes at $20,000 which will be pretty much plug and play. Efficiency is not high (8-12%) because the generator is meant to utilize waste heat.
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""The Quasiturbine"" is a type of Wankel engine meets compressed air engine. It has high torque and is relatively cheap ($2450 for the engine). Its a versatile engine that can be used for other fuels as well. It is 80% efficient, which probably means it achieves 80% of the theoretical Carnot output. Generators are ususally pretty efficient, so it should be a better candidate than the Infinity turbine. Manufacturing is still in the experimental phase, and you will need some help making a steam system work, but at least its available.
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There are several examples of ""Tesla turbines"", here is one of them (I suspect). It is not being sold yet, that will be 2010 (according to the company). You can buy ""small versions"" to get an idea. Tesla turbines are made of very strong material because they need to reach high rpms to be efficient. That makes them more expensive. There are many ""sites"" dedicated to the simple tesla engine, but who sells them? If you know we are very much interested..
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""The Quasiturbine"" is a type of Wankel engine meets compressed air engine. It has high torque and is relatively cheap ($2450 for the engine). Its a versatile engine that can be used for other fuels as well. It is 80% efficient, which probably means it achieves 80% of the theoretical Carnot output. Generators are ususally pretty efficient, so it should be a better candidate than the Infinity turbine. Manufacturing is still in the experimental phase, and you will need some help making a steam system work, but at least its available.
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There are several examples of ""Tesla turbines"", here is one of them (I suspect). It is not being sold yet, that will be 2010 (according to the company). You can buy ""small versions"" to get an idea. Tesla turbines are made of very strong material because they need to reach high rpms to be efficient. That makes them more expensive. There are many ""sites"" dedicated to the simple tesla engine, but who sells them? If you know we are very much interested..
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The Quasiturbine is a type of Wankel engine meets compressed air engine. It has high torque and is relatively cheap ($2450 for the engine). Its a versatile engine that can be used for other fuels as well. It is 80% efficient, which probably means it achieves 80% of the theoretical Carnot output. Generators are ususally pretty efficient, so it should be a better candidate than the Infinity turbine. Manufacturing is still in the experimental phase, and you will need some help making a steam system work, but at least its available.
There are several examples of Tesla turbines, here is one of them (I suspect). It is not being sold yet, that will be 2010 (according to the company). You can buy small versions to get an idea. Tesla turbines are made of very strong material because they need to reach high rpms to be efficient. That makes them more expensive. There are many sites dedicated to the simple tesla engine, but who sells them? If you know we are very much interested..
