Experiment of a Tesla Engine for Wind Energy Capture

Abstract:

Tesla engine converts the fluid energy into the rotating energy by using the viscosity of moving fluid. Because this machine has high rotating speed but low torque, the application of this engine is still under discussion. However, due to environmental problem, a lot of researches focus on green energy, the air engine becomes an important research issue. The main power source of Tesla engine is compressed air. Because only the mechanical energy transformation occurs inside the engine, there is no by-product produced by the engine. In this study, this device was considered to extract power from wind energy. The viscous stress is relatively small when it is compared to drag force or pressure. Therefore, this study is to discover the possibility of this application through the experiment. The unique inlet was constructed to guide the wind into the engine’s casing. The disk spacing was also changed to discover the optimum disk spacing. The main purpose is to test the engine’s output for its application on the wind energy capture.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 284-287)
• Pages: 1051-1056
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.284-287.1051
• Online since: January 2013
• Authors: Dein Shaw, Feng Ting Liu, Jyun Jhe Yu
• Keywords: Fluid Propulsion, Multiple-Disk Turbine, Tesla Engine, Viscosity, Wind Energy

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