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 See Wren Turbines Ltd to view their incredibly small model turbojet. The plans are nicely done CAD drawings. The dimensions are metric. Certain items are best purchased rather than fabricated, noteably the turbine wheel and the compressor wheel, which is a stock Garrett turbocharger compressor. See the Gas Turbine Builders Association Website for some excellent information and a FAQ. |
These links will take you to specific portions of the Gas Turbine project in the chronological order of construction or acquisition...
| Spot Welder, microprocessor
controlled Grizzly "baby roll" former Various Purchased Components 009: The Filter Cover 022: The Case Rear 035: The Cast Nozzle Guide Vanes 011: The Shaft Tunnel 025: Boring the Turbine Wheel 012: The Shaft Combustion chamber 1 - Inner and Outer chamber cases Combustion chamber 2 - The fuel sticks and the chamber rear Compressor and Turbine Nuts 006: The Case Front |
Service ports and adaptors including the lube line Shaft balancing The fuel ring Final Assembly and First Run Test Run Cone Off Electric Starter, Part 1 - The motor, housing, and bullet nose Electric Starter, Part 2 - The pod arms and final starter assembly Test Run, Cone on/Cone off, to 1.0 Bar Fitting the custom EGT probe A compressor nut with embedded magnets for tachometry. A precision arbor for creating and contouring magnetic compressor nuts |
