People began to use steam as a driving force at the very beginning of our era. Engines that are built according to this principle become part of many devices and machines suitable for various needs both in industry and at home. But now, thanks to scientific and technological progress, everyone, with the help of simple tools and materials (which are available in any household goods store), can understand how a turbine is made with their own hands. So, here are the items you will need:
- A tin can and some can lids (also made of tin).
- A narrow strip of the same metal.
- Several metal rivets.
- Nut and screw.
- Coil of aluminum wire.
- A candle, a spirit lamp, or a dry fuel tablet.
- Pliers, a soldering iron, and a flux designed for soldering aluminum.
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So, after all the materials and tools are collected, you can get to work. First of all, take two covers and cut circles out of them. They will be of different sizes: one is equal in diameter to the neck of the can, which in the future product will become one of the most important parts - a steam boiler; choose the parameters of the second, based on what size turbine you want to get. But this is only the first stage. Next, you will see how the turbine is made by hand.
Now we need aluminum rivets. Take one of them (its size should be equal to fourteen millimeters) and with a hammer, tapping evenly from all sides, make a nozzle. The diameter of the resulting product will reach 0.6 millimeters. After that, take the lid that will close the steam boiler, and make a couple of holes in it: one for the nozzle, the other for the filler. Moreover, the second must be done as close to the edge as possible, so that after that there are no problems with the mounting bolt. It is worth remembering that the turbine is not easy to do with your own hands, but the result is a very useful device in the household.
Using a soldering iron, connect the nut and nozzle to the cover. When soldering the second part, you should use an aluminum flux or a universal soldering liquid, for example, marked F59A. After that, solder the lid to the jar, having previously cleaned the surfaces to be connected from the polymer coating with sandpaper. It remains to do quite a bit, and you will show offhomemade steam turbine.
Next, you need to take the second circle, from which we will make the actual turbine. To do this, it must first be divided into four identical sectors, and then mark each of them into two parts and repeat this operation with the details. So, it turned out sixteen blades. But they are not ready yet. Each of the parts must be cut along to the middle of the radius and bent with pliers in one direction. In the center of this design, the rivet head will be soldered. As you can see, a do-it-yourself turbine is made, albeit for a long time, but not so difficult.
Now you need to take a strip of tin. A holder for the turbine will be made from it. To do this, you need to bend this material into the shape of the letter "P". At the same time, make sure that the width of the part is equal to the length of two rivets or exceeds it. After that, you need to solder the turbine into the holder so that its blades can rotate as freely as possible, and the main rod of the rivet becomes the axis. The turbine, made with your own hands, is almost ready, it remains only to perform a couple of simple operations: attach the holder and the steam boiler from the can to each other, and also make a stand for this entire structure from aluminum wire. Attention: make sure that the blades do not cling to other parts of the product during rotation.
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So here's how to use the steam turbine. First you need to use a plastic bottle to fill the jar with water up to half. After that, close the hole in the lid,to stop steam leaks. It remains only to heat the water using one of the above methods to make the simple mechanism work. A do-it-yourself gas turbine is done in exactly the same way, only instead of water you will need to use, as the name implies, one gas. But this should be done with great care and it is advisable to take the help of a professional.
