Gas Turbine Builders Association |
Schreckling FD-3 64 |
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Diameter | 110mm |
Length | 265mm |
Thrust | 4-24 Newtons (5.3 lbs) |
Max revs | 75,000 rpm |
Temp | 630 deg C |
Weight | 0.87 KG |
Design The original design set out in the book has a conical shaped inner combustion chamber shape. The fuel is vaporized in a coil and emerges in a series of 5 holes at the front face of the chamber. The shaft is fabricated in 3 pieces, the middle section is in aluminium.
Materials The outer can is a camping gas cylinder. This is a cheap. free! way to make a light casing. The front diffuser assembly can be made of a mixture of wood and aluminium glued with araldite epoxy glue. Most are made of all aluminium. The front housing is made from aluminium and can be turned or spun to the required shape. The combustion chamber and the rear NGV's and shroud are made from stainless steel (UK 316 or 310) Compressor The compressor is made of plywood and when reinforced with carbon fibre, can withstand revs up to 75,000 rpm.
Turbine wheel Kurt came up with a simple way to make the turbine wheel. He uses stainless steel (UK 316 or 310) sheet in disc shape that has blades formed by slitting and twisting the blades are profiled by hand mini grinder. This has proved an adequate way to construct the wheel if revs are kept to the levels he suggests. If the temperature is high or revs are exceeded the material can elongate and cause the wheel to stop in the shroud in a noisy but unspectacular way. A better material is Inconel 718 but is not easily obtainable. It cannot be twisted without high heat and is better ground from the solid form. FD3 64 This is usually the first engine that aspiring builders make. It has been refined over the last 2-3 years and the principle changes have been to:-
Detailed drawings of parts referred to above and the member's experiences are set out in the newsletters. Rather than attempt any modification you are urged to join the group and obtain the back copies. A number of these FD3 64 engines have been built and have been flown
successfully. Many have however only been bench tested and been subject of
many tweaks to try and keep the temperature down. The design is now dated
but is still a good way to learn about building and the operation of gas
jet turbines. |