Nikola Tesla's Patents
Tesla Turbine
U.S. Patent 1,061,206
(May 6, 1913)
Improvements in the Construction
of Steam and Gas Turbines
British Patent 186,082
(September 25, 1922)
Recommended reading:
Tesla's Engine -- A New Dimension of Power ($20), compiled by Jeffrey A. Hayes, published by TEBA
TEBA Membership Manual ($35 join fee) Also back issues of TEBA articles listed on their web site
Download: TEBA’s Newsletter - latest projects from the Tesla Engine Builders Association. Great information!!
The Tesla Disc Turbine ($10) by W.M.J. Cairns, Lindsay Books
Illustrated Guide to Aerodynamics, 2nd Ed.
($20) H.C. "Skip" Smith, TAB books (McGraw-Hill)
Manuals from bearing companies (NTN, Browning) contain valuable info on lubrication, etc.
Also... brush up on trigonometry, and study principles of steam turbines at your local library
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Books by or about
Nikola Tesla
My Inventions: Autobiography of Nikola Tesla -
Nikola Tesla, Ben Johnston (Editor)
Tesla, Man Out of Time - Margaret Cheney
The Inventions, Researches and Writings of Nikola Tesla - by Thomas C. Martin
The Fantastic Inventions of Nikola Tesla - Nikola Tesla, David Hatcher Childress
More books & research papers are available at:
Twenty First Century Books
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