Experiments with an action turbine

Action turbines operate according to the principle of equal pressure. The static pressures at the inlet and at the outlet of the rotor are equal.

• turbine to place upon the base unit
• functioning and operating behaviour of an action turbine
• transparent housing for observing the rotor
• distributor with 4 nozzles, active nozzles adjustable by valves
• constant pressure of the turbine represents in practice the head and is adjusted via base unit
• turbine load using the wear-free and adjustable eddy current brake
• force sensor to determine the torque on turbine shaft
• optical speed sensor for measuring the turbine speed
• water supply, flow rate measurement and unit-specific software data acquisition and operation via base unit
• software simulation shows the trajectory of a fluid particle through the turbine