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Competitive advantage
- Much higher power/mass ratio than existing battery technologies
- Unlike other turbine technologies, the Tesla Turbine performance improves as the scale decreases
- Simple to use and maintain, and field-serviceable
- Very small footprint, with the turbine and generator integrated into design
Impact
- The main use of this technology is as a portable power supply for devices used by soldiers
- The device has potential for development as a power plant for small autonomous systems, either for direct power or for electrical generation systems
Successful applications
- Successfully prototyped
Capabilities and facilities
- Computational fluid dynamic modelling of the combustor
- Laser diagnostics for optimising combustion efficiency