| What is a Turbo Turbine? |
| A Turbo Turbine is basically a turbojet engine with a car turbocharger as the main component. How does this work? Well: In a 'Real' turbojet, like you see in aeroplanes, there is a set of blades called the compressor. These suck in air and compress it (This is called 'Boost'). Then the compressed air moves into a combustion chamber, where it is mixed with fuel and ignited. The rapidly expanding hot gases then pass into another set of blades called the turbine. Here, the exhaust gases spin the turbine blades because of the force they exert on them. The tubine blades are connected to the compressor blades with a fixed shaft, so as the turbine spins the compressor spins, sucking in more air. In a turbcharged car, the air is sucked into the turbocharger and compressed, and then fed into the engine. There it combusts, and the expanding exhaust gases return to the turbocharger and spin the turbine blades, which are also connected to the compressor blades with a fixed shaft, so the compressor sucks in more air. So, if we discard the turbocharged car engine and stick a combustion chamber in its place, we get a turbojet engine! |
| DISCLAIMER: The Author accepts no responsibility for death or injury as a result of turbo turbine construction. These devices spin at speeds of over 100,000 RPM and will have the same effect as a grenade if they destruct. I also accept no responsibility for partial or complete deafness as a result of improper hearing protection. THESE ENGINES ARE NOT TOYS AND MUST BE TREATED WITH RESPECT!!! |