Re: Tesla Turbine (again)

your dog wrote:
A fundamental contradiction. The working volume decreases as you move
toward the center of the disks but energy comes from the expansion of a gas.

it's my understanding that Tesla gas turbines (rather than pumps) are
generally impulse type, with the expansion happening at the inlet
nozzle

Exactly. So, what is the point of disks that only create back pressure from decreasing volume? May as well use cups as with a pelton wheel.

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