Guy Letourneau 33470 Chinook Plaza Scappoose, OR 97056 A-Nov-01, Gary Beers Fax! 203-459-8697 on oF shortiy before 2-Joly-01, Me. 199 Felayed to me the foltoring $GeEl aie Gbferved durday cpesetste of ths ‘Charlie! “tazsine: vats, This unit tas ewpanaing eveam unale shate-coupied to a dysans wheve hersepover from tOtgue and speed could be cbeerved.” Piimbione Condicions: 66°F (std. Atm Press. assumed) 2: Turbine Taeus Observations, steam 2" dia feeds Bdpeig, 270°F saturated steams e00iba/hee (Metric figures: ésauea aber" 132°C, desna/necl 3, Toibthe output Observat Lond; atean; Z04"F ~ ize, steam aes datucated Vapor si¥eeric:eigures!"95-s¢c. = 100°6) 4, ToEbiie Output Observat ions, shaft speeds and Horsepower: [Oborpm: 2am "Fopbepm e-cnp S0908epm= 3000rpm: 4.2hp — a00Nsem: Tramp 1z000EpME I Sob0rpm: 5.3m -S00MepE: T!tmp —1S000epme 14. SPR Bie eels, SMITTEN BEN RING TT Cee eP aay setting eonteateL teak seve Ga, ESSEC, RUE cer SGT CE Be a en oe Prossutey the lower cutput energy 13 agmuned, Wote that for this valuer ths BORER ig oper lag WLC ENE Yano," Sin’ ey sesetea oe ey Musi? Snglen hae ehcor uaplae nites he Sabech as ge teas tes 4, BUShLis opty Sanages yeh tees eagle Sree ae 53,208 Taibo Ms as" oe lio" oat Siena SSeeP and ate cabot «HES Eile 2S SEELEY chads i th thae Brel feite eretgca, hp Shi GEAR tey, tom gue tien: 2260;393/09 Gctpas onchalby,_Erce seen tablee: 2506.58) 2 Avattabie energy 2780. 3-2500,97 259. 4ha/eg ) ARE SeMeaOl 216M tacervans.absiagee Teangrne © s60psee/me Ssbuibw avasiable’(ey/kg x xg/at ? nelace © hi/te0) I uatt”-"Larecch Beesee cE Sethi Soke Soa tobae (cont'd, next page)7, Réficiencies (observed np + 38hp theo. max.) AGoospar 2 ana, 6-38. TE00rpm: 6 enp, 12-8 10000xpm: .6np, 21.7% 59001p: 4.200, 32-98 S000zpN: T-2np, 20.6% iz000rpn: 1i-ahp, 33.78 Bo0depm: S.eho, 16.G8 S00dspm: Pidhp, 21118 iS00bsem: 14cehe, 42c28 8. Theoretical efficiency at maxinun operating spead: One of Nikola Tesla"s protatyoas 2 5./s" dia unit, s¢ vory similar in design to our 10" dia "charile” unit. Tesia's cevice vas tested at 16/000cem, which is cur desired cperacing gpsed as well. Conservetively Fron the data above, a best-fit line ysing the seaervations fc Four apeads will project an output of becheen Janp - 26h. The esticiency of tne lover of these two figures approsches Ast ty is Fa be enphasized that chis 1s ¢ cuearerioal figure, based on all other operating conditions xenaining constant. Mevertheless, Wakola Testa himgelt elainsa’s astinun thooretica! figure of nearly 878 fer mio 9.75" dia nse. E certify under ny professional Licensure that these snput data are correct as Eeported to me, aid that che calculations ag besed on the assumptions stated above are true end. correct to che best of my knowledge and engineering Practica, in my profaceional opiaion, ferther experimentation and verification E@Seaunad enstcy states and operating conditions is advisable, before Claiming chese figuras as fundanental output spec: fications However, I also remain optimistic that a disk turbine of the ‘Cherlis’ design wD prodhce Superior efficiencies under certain controlled opeteting sincerelys Guy Letournecu, Pe Sageet #15406289, ospeers 410774 International Tuthine and Power; LEC.