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SAVITRIBAI PHULE PUNE UNIVERSITY
A Project Stage-I Report On
DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT AND

ANALYSIS OF LOWPRESSURE
BLADELESS TURBINE
By
Mr. Nachiket Bholane (B150940868)
Mr. Anuj Bhosale (B150940869)
Mr. Mandar Kaudare (B150940885)
Mr. Shreedhar Pangudwale (B150940907)
Internal Guide: Prof. S. S. Panshetty
Department of Mechanical Engineering
[2018-19]
SUMAN RAMESH TULSIANI TCHNICAL CAMPUS

CERTIFICATE
This is certify that Mr. Nachiket Bholane, Mr. Anuj Bhosale
Mr. Mandar Kaudare, Mr. Shreedhar Pangudwale has successfully
completed the Project Stage-I entitled ―“ DESIGN,DEVELOPMENT
AND ANALYSIS OF LOWPRESSURE BLADELESS TURBINE” under
mysupervision, in the partial fulfillment of Bachelor of Engineering

Mechanical Engineering of University of Pune.
Date:
Place:
Prof. S.S Panshetty Prof.M.A.Mane

Project Guide Project Co-ordinator
Prof. P.V.Bute Prof.

Head of Department External Examiner
Dr. J.B.Sankpal
Principal
College Seal

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
It I would like to express my gratitude and appreciation to all those

who gave me the possibility to complete this report. A special thanks to our, Internal
guide Prof. S. S. Panshetty & Prof. M. A. Mane, whose help, stimulating
suggestions and encouragement, helped me to coordinate my 1st Stage project report.
I would also like to acknowledge with much appreciation the crucial role
of the staff of Mechanical department, who gave the permission to use all required
machinery and the necessary material to complete the project report.
Last but not least, many thanks go to the HOD, Prof. P. V. Bute whose have
given his full effort in guiding me in achieving the goal as well as his encouragement
to maintain our progress in track. I would to appreciate the guidance given by other
supervisor as well as the panels especially in our report presentation that has
improved our presentation skills by their comments and tips.
Name: Sign:
Nachiket Bholane
Anuj Bhosale
Mandar Kaudare
Shreedhar Pangudwale

CONTENTS
Sr.No. Description Page No.
1 Introduction 1
1.1 Problem statement 4
1.2 Objective 7
1.3 Methodology 8
2 Literature review 9
3 Future Scope 13
4 Advantage-Disadvantage 17
5 Activity Planning 19
Conclusion
Reference

LIST OF FIGURES
Sr.No. Description Page No.
1 Turbine
2 View Of Tesla Turbine "Bladeless" 2

Design
3 Principle Of Operation 6
4 Stepwise Construction An Working Of Tesla 7

Turbine
5 Tesla Turbine Experimental Set Up For 16

Electricity Generation
6 Tesla Turbine Experimental Set Up For Brake 17

Dynamometer Testing

ABSTRACT:
There are many instances and applications in process industry where the
processing of a fluid stream (gas / air) requires its pressure to be reduced. This
pressure reduction is usually accomplished through use of a throttling valve. In this
method the energy of fluid stream is lost, Currently, emphasis is being placed on more
effective energy usage in processing industry. As a consequence, areas in which
energy is wasted are being closely monitored and methods of energy recovery are
being investigated. This calls for developing of effective low pressure recovery
systems (pressure 2.5 bar to 6 bar) .Project will deal with modeling and analysis of
bladeless turbine with four vane profile mechanism using aluminum casting process .
The vane profile for rotor and casing disk will be develop using Cero, and strength
analysis will be done using ANSYS workbench 16.0 . The vibration characteristics as
to RMS displacement, velocity and acceleration will be measured varying pressure
conditions using vibrometer.

1. INTRODUCTION
Waste low pressure energy (Pressure 2.5 to 6 bar ) is the process of capturing
pressure energy discarded by an existing industrial process and using that
pressure energy to generate power (see Figure 1). Energy intensive Industrial
processes—such as those occurring at refineries, steel mills, Glass furnaces, and
cement kilns—all release hot exhaust gases and waste streams that can be
harnessed with well established technologies to generate electricity. The
recovery of industrial waste pressure energy for power is a largely untapped type
of combined pressure energy and power, which is the use of a single fuel source
to generate both thermal energy (pressure energying or cooling) and electricity.
CHP generally consists of a prime mover, a generator, a pressure energy
recovery system, and electrical interconnection equipment configured into an
integrated system. CHP is a form of distributed generation, which, unlike central
station generation, is located at or near the energy-consuming facility. CHP’s
inherent higher efficiency and its ability to avoid transmission losses in the
delivery of electricity from the central station power plant to the user result in
reduced primary energy use and lower greenhouse gas emissions. The most
common CHP configuration is known as a topping cycle, where fuel is first used
in a pressure energy engine to generate power, and the waste pressure energy
from the power generation equipment is then recovered to provide useful thermal
energy. As an example, a gas turbine or reciprocating engine generates
electricity by burning fuel and then uses a pressure energy recovery unit to
capture useful thermal energy from the prime mover's exhaust stream and
cooling system. Alternatively, steam turbines generate electricity using high-
pressure steam from a fired boiler before sending lower pressure steam to an
industrial process or district pressure emerging system. Waste pressure energy
streams can be used to generate power in what is called bottoming cycle CHP—
another term for In this configuration, fuel is first used to provide thermal energy
in an industrial process, such as a furnace, and the waste pressure energy from
that process is then used to generate power. The key advantage of systems is that
they utilize pressure energy from existing thermal processes, which would
otherwise be wasted, to produced

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Electricity or mechanical power, as opposed to directly consuming additional fuel for this
purpose.
View of Tesla turbine "bladeless" design
Tesla wrote, "This turbine is an efficient self-starting prime mover which may be
operated as a steam or mixed fluid turbine at will, without changes in construction and
is on this account very convenient. Minor departures from the turbine, as may be
dictated by the circumstances in each case, will obviously suggest themselves but if it
is carried out on these general lines it will be found highly profitable to the owners of
the steam plant while permitting the use of their old installation. However, the best
economic results in the development of power from steam by the Tesla turbine will be
obtained in plants especially adapted for the purpose.
This turbine can also be successfully applied to condensing plants operating with
high vacuum. In such a case, owing to the very great expansion ratio, the exhaust
mixture will be at a relatively low temperature and suitable for admission to the
condenser. Better fuel has to be used and special pumping facilities provided but the
economic results attained will fully justify the increased outlay.
All the plates and washers are fitted on and keyed to a sleeve threaded at the ends and
equipped with nuts and collars for drawing the thick end-plates together or, if desired,

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The collars may be simply forced onto it and the ends upset. The sleeve has a
hole fitting snugly on the shaft, to which it is fastened as usual.
This construction permits free expansion and contraction of each plate

individually under the varying influence of heat and centrifugal force and possesses a
number of other advantages which are of considerable practical importance. A larger
active plate area and consequently more power is obtained for a given width,
improving efficiency. Warping is virtually eliminated and smaller side clearances
may be used, which results in diminished leakage and friction losses. The rotor is
better adapted for dynamic balancing and through rubbing friction resists disturbing
influences thereby ensuring quieter running. For this reason and also because the
discs are not rigidly joined it is protected against damage which might otherwise be
caused by vibration or excessive speed.
An efficient Tesla turbine requires close spacing of the disks. For example, a
steam- powered type must maintain 0.4 millimeter (.016 inch) inter-disk spacing. The
disks must be extremely smooth to minimize surface and shear losses. Disks must
also be very thin to prevent drag and turbulence at disk edges. Unfortunately,
preventing disks from warping and distorting was a major challenge in Tesla's time.
It is thought that this inability to prevent the disks distorting contributed to the
commercial failure of the turbines, because metallurgical technology at the time was
not able to produce disks of sufficient quality and rigidity.

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1.1 PROBLEMS STATEMENT:
The turbines used in the waste pressure energy and pressure recovery systems
operate in the range of 40 bar to 15 bar and pressure energy in the range of (6 to
2.5bar) is wasted due to lack of a efficient device to tap this energy and convert it to
electricity.

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1.2 OBJECTIVE:
1. Tesla turbine is a bladeless turbine with minimum moving parts.
2. Power generation and regeneration.
3. Low pressure machine tool operations
4. low cost of manufacturing that can be applied to derive power from low pressure
gases (2.5 to 6 bar)

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1.3 METHODOLOGY:
PRINCIPLE OF OPERATION:
The Tesla turbine consists of a number of discs mounted parallel to each other on a shaft.
Nozzles are located at the periphery of cylindrical casing and tangential to the shaft, pointing
toward the inside. The discs are separated by thin gaps for the fluid to pass through it.
Exhaust ports are located near the centre of the turbine. Fluid enters tangentially into the
turbine from the periphery. It is made to enter the gap between the discs. The moving fluid
drags the discs in the direction of the flow. Due to this there is a transfer of kinetic energy
from the fluid to the discs. This transferred energy causes the discs to rotate with the shaft.
The fluid thus slows down as it moves towards the centre in a spiral path exiting from the
exhaust port.

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STEPWISE CONSTRUCTION AN WORKING OF TESLA TURBINE:

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DESIGN:
Design consists of application of scientific principles, technical information and
imagination for development of new or improvised machine or mechanism to perform
a specific function with maximum economy & efficiency. Hence a careful design
approach has to be adopted. The total design work , has been split up into two parts.
 System design
 Mechanical Design.
System design mainly concerns the various physical constraints and ergonomics,
space requirements, arrangement of various components on main frame at system,
man + machine interactions, No. of controls, position of controls, working
environment of machine, chances of failure, safety measures to be provided,
servicing aids, ease of maintenance, scope of improvement, weight of machine from
ground level, total weight of machine and a lot more.
In mechanical design the components are listed down and stored on the basis of
their procurement, design in two categories namely,
 Designed Parts
 Parts to be purchased
For designed parts detailed design is done & distinctions thus obtained are
compared to next highest dimensions which are readily available in market. This
amplifies the assembly as well as postproduction servicing work. The various
tolerances on the works are specified. The process charts are prepared and passed on
to the manufacturing stage.
The parts which are to be purchased directly are selected from various catalogues &
specified so that anybody can purchase the same from the retail shop with given
specifications.

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SYSTEM DESIGN:
In system design we mainly concentrated on the following parameters: -
1. System Selection Based on Physical Constraints

While selecting any machine it must be checked whether it is going to be used in
a large-scale industry or a small-scale industry. In our case it is to be used by a
small- scale industry. So space is a major constrain. The system is to be very
compact so that it can be adjusted to corner of a room. The mechanical design has
direct norms with the system design. Hence the foremost job is to control the
physical parameters, so that the distinctions obtained after mechanical design can be
well fitted into that.
2. Arrangement of Various Components

Keeping into view the space restrictions the components should be laid such that
their easy removal or servicing is possible. More over every component should be
easily seen none should be hidden. Every possible space is utilized in component
arrangements.
3. Components of System
As already stated the system should be compact enough so that it can be
accommodated at a corner of a room. All the moving parts should be well closed &
compact. A compact system design gives a high weighted structure which is desired.

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4. Man Machine Interaction

The friendliness of a machine with the operator that is operating is an important
criteria of design. It is the application of anatomical & psychological principles to
solve problems arising from Man – Machine relationship. Following are some of the
topics included in this section.
Design of foot lever
Energy expenditure in foot & hand operation
lighting condition of machine.
5. Chances of Failure
The losses incurred by owner in case of any failure is an important criteria of design.
Factor safety while doing mechanical design is kept high so that there are less chances
of failure. Moreover periodic maintenance is required to keep unit healthy.
6. Servicing Facility
The layout of components should be such that easy servicing is possible. Especially
those components which require frequents servicing can be easily disassembled.
7. Scope of Future Improvement

Arrangement should be provided to expand the scope of work in future. Such as to
convert the machine motor operated; the system can be easily configured to required
one. The die & punch can be changed if required for other shapes of notches etc.

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8. Height of Machine from Ground

For ease and comfort of operator the height of machine should be properly decided
so that he may not get tired during operation. The machine should be slightly higher
than the waist level, also enough clearance should be provided from the ground for
cleaning purpose.
9. Weight of Machine
The total weight depends upon the selection of material components as well as the
dimension of components. A higher weighted machine is difficult in transportation &
in case of major breakdown, it is difficult to take it to workshop because of more
weight.

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MECHANICAL DESIGN:
Mechanical design phase is very important from the view of designer .as whole
success of the project depends on the correct deign analysis of the problem. Many
preliminary alternatives are eliminated during this phase. Designer should have
adequate knowledge above physical properties of material, loads stresses,
deformation and failure. Theories and wear analysis, He should identify the external
and internal forces acting on the machine parts
These forces may be classified as ;

1. Dead weight forces
2. Friction forces
3. Inertia forces
4. Centrifugal forces
5. Forces generated during power transmission etc
Designer should estimate these forces very accurately by using design equations .If
he does not have sufficient information to estimate them he should make certain
practical assumptions based on similar conditions, Which will almost satisfy the
functional needs? Assumptions must always be on the safer side.
Selection of factors of safety to find working or design stress is another important

step in design of working dimensions of machine elements. The correction in the
theoretical stress values are to be made according in the kind of loads, shape of parts
& service requirements.
Selection of material should be made according to the condition of loading shapes

of products environment conditions & desirable properties of material.

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Provision should be made to minimize nearly adopting proper lubrications methods.

In ,mechanical design the components are listed down & stored on the basis of their
procurement in two categories
 Design parts
 Parts to be purchased
For design parts a detailed design is done & designation thus obtain are compared to
the next highest dimension which is ready available in market.
This simplification the assembly as well as post production service work. The
various tolerance on the work are specified. The process charts are prepared & passed
on to the work are specified.
The parts to be purchased directly are selected from various catalogues &
specification so that any body can purchased the same from the retail shop with the
given specifications.

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TESLA TURBINE EXPERIMENTL SET UP FOR ELECTRICITY

GENERATION:
Here the experimental setup will be used to determine and prove the
electricity generation form waste pressure.
Here input parameter will be Pressure of inlet air and output parameter will be
a. Voltage (V)
b. Current (I)
c. Output Power (P) = V x I

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TESLA TURBINE EXPERIMENTL SET UP FOR BRAKE

DYNAMOMETER TESTING
Here input parameter will be Pressure of inlet air and output parameter will be
a. Load (kg)
b. Turbine speed (N)
c. Torque (T) N-mm
d. Output Power (P) watt

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CALCULATION:
Pressure Gas Power:
A positive displacement pneumatic motor can be ideally represented (case without

truncating the intake) by a piston in an infinitely long cylinder, in which case the
power is proportional to the product of the pressure time the flow.
Power (HP) = Pressure (psi) X Flow (cfm) / 229

(As an example: 1 HP = 10 cfm at 22.9 psi)
or (1 m3 / min = 35.3 cfm):
Power (kW) = Pressure (bar) X Flow (m3/min) X 1.70
(As an example: 1 kW = 0.294 m3/min at 2 bar)
If the intake pressure increases, the flow (rpm) increases also, such that generally
the engine power increases as the square of the pressure.
Remember that there could be a significant difference between the pressure applied
at the engine intake and the actual pressure into the engine chambers. Also, efficiency
of all engines falls in the free spinning regime, where the torque load demand is too
low (or rpm demand too high) to extract all the machine power. Furthermore, no
engine is 100 % efficient. Conventional turbine or piston engines are driven by
similar pressure-flow relation (case without truncating the intake).

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MINIMAL INPUT CONDITIONS:
In our case the minimum pressure and flow conditions are:
Pressure (min) = 2 bar
Flow min = 1.2 cfm = 0.034 m3/min
Power (min) ((kW) = Pressure (bar) X Flow (m3/min) X 1.70

= 2 x 0.034 x 1.70 =0.115 Kw = 115 watt.
Hence minimum power output from engine for given input conditions = 115watt
MAXIMUM INPUT CONDITIONS:
In our case the maximum pressure and flow conditions are:
Pressure (min) = 5bar
Flow min = 1.8 cfm = 0.050 m3/min
Power (min) ((kW) = Pressure (bar) X Flow (m3/min) X 1.70

= 5x 0.05 x 1.70 =0.425 Kw = 425 watt.
Hence minimum power output from engine for given input conditions = 425 watt

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TORQUE ANAYSIS :-
Torque at spindle is given by;
Ts = 975 N
n
where ;
Ts = Torque at spindle (kg.m)
N = POWER (Kw)
n = Speed (rpm)
Maximum power output = 425 watt at 8000 rpm
 Ts = 975 x 0.425
8000
Ts = 0.0517 kg .m
 Ts = 0.508 N.m
Considering 100 % overload;
Tdesign = 2 Ts
= 1.016 N-m
=1.016 N.m
 Tdesign = 1.016 N.m

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DESIGN OF MAIN SHAFT .
TDesign = 1.016 Nm.
Selection of main shaft material
Ref :- PSG Design Data.Pg No :- (1.10 & 1.12. 1.17)
Designation Ultimate Tensile Strength Yield strength N/mm2

N/mm2
EN 24 (40 N; 2 cr 1 Mo 720 600

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Using ASME code of design ;
Allowable shear stress;
Fsall is given stress ;
Fsall = 0.30 syt = 0.30 x 600
=180 N/mm2
Fsall = 0.18 x Sult = 0.18 x 720
= 130 N/mm2
Considering minimum of the above values ;
fsall = 130 N/mm2

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As we are providing DIMPLE on shaft ;
Reducing above value by 25%.
 fsall = 0.75 x 130
= 97.5 N/mm2
a) Considering pure torsional load;

Minimum section on the spindle as per system drawing is 8mm
Tdesign =  fsact d3
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 fsact = 16 x T
 x d3
fsact = 16 x 1.016 x 103
 x 83
fsact = 10.2 N/mm2
As fsact < fsall
Spindle is safe under pure tensional load

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2 LITERATURE REVIEW:
S.J. Foo, W.C. Tan and M. Shahril December 3 2010(University Malaysia

Pahang) [1]; This paper offers a fundamental ideal to design household green energy
generator based on the concept of Tesla turbine. The critical issue of this green
energy generator is converting energy store within household water supply without
significant head loss. In this paper, the development is carried out to determine disc
size, disk gap and number of disc base on theoretical calculation of Tesla turbine. The
Tesla turbine is made of acrylic and aluminum. The performance analysis is
conducted on the Tesla turbine and the head loss of the whole system is 0.44 m with
the torque of 0.021 Nm. Keywords: Tesla turbine, renewable energy.
Aniket Raje, Bikramjeet Singh, Ronak Churai and Pranav Borwankar ,Oct
2015 (International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Technology
(IJMET))[2]; The Tesla turbine, patented by Nikola Tesla in 1913, is a non-
conventional bladeless turbine which works on the principle of boundary layer. It
consists of a number of parallel discs fixed on a shaft with gaps between the discs.
The fluid is made to flow tangential to the discs inside a casing. Momentum is
transferred from the fluid to the discs due to viscous and adhesive forces. Not much
work has been carried out in the first half of twentieth century but decent amount of
published research and study has been done in the latter half. Some papers suggest
modifications while some provide explanations for different performances and
efficiencies at various parameters. This paper intends to review the principle, working,
design modifications and the factors affecting the performance of Tesla turbine.
Keywords: Bladeless turbine, Boundary layer, Disc turbine, Tesla Turbine, Turbo
machine.

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Saiprasad Shirke 1 , Raushan Kumar2 , Kushal Sen3 , Avinash Kumar4 and

Deepak Sharma5 (ISSN 2393-8161, 2016)[3]; There are many instances and
applications in process industry where the processing of a fluid stream (gas / air)
requires its pressure to be reduced. This pressure reduction is usually accomplished
through use of a throttling valve. In this method the energy of fluid stream is lost,
currently; emphasis is being placed on more effective energy usage in processing
industry. As a consequence, areas in which energy is wasted are being closely
monitored and methods of energy recovery are being investigated. This calls for
developing of effective low pressure recovery systems [1]. Keywords- Process
industry, fluid stream, vortices, Low pressure
M. Sivaramakrishnaiah * Dr. Y. Santhosh Kumar Reddy** G. Sudarsana

Reddy. (ISSN 0973-6085 Volume 12, Number 5 (2017))[4]; in this Theoretical
design of Tesla turbine is a non-conventional bladeless turbine it works on the
principle of viscous boundary layer concepts. It set of a number of parallel discs fixed
on a shaft with space between the discs. The fluid is steam to flow tangential to the
discs inside a casing. Forces is transferred from the fluid to the discs due to viscous
and adhesiveness. As per literature review explanations for different performances
and efficiencies at various parameters. Finally we designed as per the standard
required parameters like blade diameter, blade to blade gap, Nozzle size, in this final
output performances and efficiencies at various parameters established. Keywords:
Boundary layer, Viscosity, gaps between disc, adhesive forces

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Matej Podergajs Adviser: prof. dr. Rudolf Podgornik(University of Ljubljana

Faculty) March 2011[5]; Treatment of a bladeless turbine designed by Nikola Tesla
is given. First this invention, which can also be used as a pump, is generally
described. Then we consider a mathematical model of Tesla turbine. Equations
governing fluid flow in this model are simplified, but are still non-linear. In order to
solve them analytically, we neglect non-linear terms. Then we overview the
numerical solution for previously simplified non-linear equations. Finally,
improvements of original design are presented and their possible use.

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3.FUTURE SCOPE:
1. Gas Pipeline Pressure Energy Recovery:

Rotary Pressure Expander Quasiturbine is to recover the pipeline high pressure energy at
local distribution stations. Instead of using a conventional pressure regulator (an energy
dissipative device), a pneumatic Quasiturbine will rotate under the pressure differential and the
flow will be controlled by the rpm, i.e. the torque applied on the Quasiturbine shaft. It does act
as a dynamic active rotary valve. This way, the Quasiturbine can transform the pressure
differential into useful mechanical work to run pump, compressor, ventilator, electricity
generator or locally convert the energy in high grade heat (better than pre-heating the gas
before that same "rotary expander", to avoid any residual condensation as done with
conventional regulators). Substantial heat is now given to conventional expansion valve in pure
lost, while heat given to the gas at the intake of a rotary expander is essentially all recovered in
mechanical energy or electricity. Because conventional turbines cannot be widely modulated in
rpm and load, they are not suitable for gas flow and pressure control, while the Quasiturbine is
essentially a closed valve at zero rpm, and has high efficiency at all torque and all flow rpm.
With such a system, any heat added before the Quasiturbine expands the gas and increases the
available volumetric flow with the result that this heat is converted in mechanical energy with a
very high efficiency.

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2. Low Pressure Modulated Power Station:
Solar radiation varies greatly during the day while most engines keep their
optimum efficiency at design power only. Because the Quasiturbine (steam or
pneumatic) keeps it high efficiency on a large power range, it is well suitable for
modulated (from source or demand) power production like solar, windmill, ocean
wave station. where the pressure is generally low, and efficiency critical.
3. Hybrid air cars:
Since the Quasiturbine is a pure expansion engine (which the Wankel is not, neither
most of other rotary engines),it is well suitable as compressed fluid engine Air
engine or air motor suitably to be used in hybrid cars.
4. Tools
Impact wrenches, drills, firearms, die grinders, dental drills and other pneumatic tools

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4. ADVANTAGES:
1. High efficiency
2. Operates at low to medium pressures
3. Low construction cost
4. Maintenance free operation
5. Ideal for pressure recovery and regeneration of electricity.
4. DISADVANTAGES:
1. Not suitable for heavy duty operations
2. Construction not suitable for portable devices like , pencil grinder

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5. ACTIVITY PLANNING SHEET FULL YEAR
2. Discussion About Topik

1. Group Formed
Selection
July 2018
3. Topic Selected 4. Review 1st
1. Searched company for 2. Discussion about project

sponsorship & Ideas
August2018
3. Collection of research
4. Review 2nd
papers
1. Selection of material 2.Design procedure started
September 2018
3. design of 1st element(L-

4. Review 3rd
Section)

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1.Design of 2nd element

2.Design calculation
October 2018
3.preparation of PPT 4.Review 4th
2. Collecting more research

1. Preparation of report started papers &
information
November
2018
3. 4.Manufacturing of 1st
Visit to the company
element started
- -
December 2018
3.Completion of report & 4. Preapartion for paper

review 5th publish

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1.Paper published
2. Making cad model of 2nd
element
January 2019
3.Manufacturing of 2nd
4.Design of 3rd element
element
1.Manufacturing of shaft 2.Design of shadder blades
February 2019
3.Making cad model of shedder
blades & 4. Collectingremaing parts
rquired
manufacturing of shedder blades
1.Assembly of all parts 2.Completion of project
March 2019
3.completed report & 2nd
4.submission of project
paper publish

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CONCLUSION:
The tesla turbine is a nonconventional promising technology that is yet to be fully

researched and optimized. More applications are yet to be studied and developed. Tesla
turbine is a very effective turbine as compared to other conventional turbines, as it is a
bladeless turbine efficiency of this turbine is more than other turbines. It can be used for
generating electricity using waste pressure from industries which is must needed in
today’s world where electricity generation has become so costly as all the sources such
as coal is depleting at a faster rate.

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REFERENCES:
1. S.J. Foo, W.C. Tan and M. Shahril December 3 2010(University Malaysia Pahang)
2. Aniket Raje, Bikramjeet Singh, Ronak Churai and Pranav Borwankar ,Oct 2015
(International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Technology (IJMET))
3. Saiprasad Shirke 1 , Raushan Kumar2 , Kushal Sen3 , Avinash Kumar4 and Deepak
Sharma5 (ISSN 2393-8161, 2016)
4. M. Sivaramakrishnaiah * Dr. Y. Santhosh Kumar Reddy** G. Sudarsana Reddy.
(ISSN 0973-6085 Volume 12, Number 5 (2017))
5. Matej Podergajs Adviser: prof. dr. Rudolf Podgornik(University of Ljubljana Faculty)
March 2011
6. J. K. GUPTA & R. S. KHURMI– “A Text Book Of Machine Design”,Eueasia
Publication (1990).
7. V. B. BHANDARI-“Design Of Machine Elements”, Tata Mc Graw Hill Publication
(1998).

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SAVITRIBAI PHULE PUNE UNIVERSITY

A Project Stage-I Report On

DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT AND

Internal Guide: Prof. S. S. Panshetty

Department of Mechanical Engineering

SUMAN RAMESH TULSIANI TCHNICAL CAMPUS

AND ANALYSIS OF LOWPRESSURE BLADELESS TURBINE” under

mysupervision, in the partial fulfillment of Bachelor of Engineering

Prof. S.S Panshetty Prof.M.A.Mane

Prof. P.V.Bute Prof.

SUMAN RAMESH TULSIANI TCHNICAL CAMPUS

It I would like to express my gratitude and appreciation to all those

SUMAN RAMESH TULSIANI TCHNICAL CAMPUS

SUMAN RAMESH TULSIANI TCHNICAL CAMPUS

2 View Of Tesla Turbine "Bladeless" 2

4 Stepwise Construction An Working Of Tesla 7

5 Tesla Turbine Experimental Set Up For 16

6 Tesla Turbine Experimental Set Up For Brake 17

SUMAN RAMESH TULSIANI TCHNICAL CAMPUS

SUMAN RAMESH TULSIANI TCHNICAL CAMPUS

SUMAN RAMESH TULSIANI TCHNICAL CAMPUS

View of Tesla turbine "bladeless" design

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This construction permits free expansion and contraction of each plate

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1.1 PROBLEMS STATEMENT:

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STEPWISE CONSTRUCTION AN WORKING OF TESLA TURBINE:

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In system design we mainly concentrated on the following parameters: -

1. System Selection Based on Physical Constraints

2. Arrangement of Various Components

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4. Man Machine Interaction

7. Scope of Future Improvement

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8. Height of Machine from Ground

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These forces may be classified as ;

Selection of factors of safety to find working or design stress is another important

Selection of material should be made according to the condition of loading shapes

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Provision should be made to minimize nearly adopting proper lubrications methods.

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TESLA TURBINE EXPERIMENTL SET UP FOR ELECTRICITY

c. Output Power (P) = V x I

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TESLA TURBINE EXPERIMENTL SET UP FOR BRAKE

b. Turbine speed (N)

c. Torque (T) N-mm

d. Output Power (P) watt

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Pressure Gas Power:

A positive displacement pneumatic motor can be ideally represented (case without

Power (HP) = Pressure (psi) X Flow (cfm) / 229

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MINIMAL INPUT CONDITIONS: