This is a test video of a power extraction turbine positioned behind a small pulse jet engine. Despite the improvised nature of the proof of concept test, the turbine reached up to 3500 RPM at low throttle with the pulse jet engine positioned far away from the turbine. Because there was no load on the turbine, the engine was not run at high throttle, to prevent it from over-spooling and ripping apart. A more advanced setup could be used to power a generator, or other devices. www.PulseJetEngines.com
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I’d like to take this design and optimize it for angular momentum in the gas flow. Presumably this would entail:
1) Removing the moving part but leaving in place the primary (stationary) vanes that impart angular momentum.
2) Water injection.
3) A thrust augmenter that entrains additional air thereby converting gas velocity to gas momentum.
This vortex would be used to generate an updraft for an artwork I’m putting together.
How much would the present design need to be changed to optimize for angular momentum of the flow?