Experimental and theoretical study of the viscous shear pneumatic torque motor

This work describes a feasibility study of a new concept in pneumatic turbomachinery. The concept has its origins in the Tesla turbine with a set of closely spaced, flat discs on a shaft. Fluid flows through the gaps between the discs and exerts a force on the disc faces by viscous shear. In this ne...

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Main Author: Stewart, Colin D.
Published: University of Edinburgh 1989
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.662446