I think I know why I lost pressure in my test.
I think the thermal losses from the pressure cooker to the end of the rotor were such that the steam condensed en route.
I'm going to have to fabricate insulation through out the piping and rotor mechanism. What concerns me is that I don't want...
I am trying to reverse engineer a steam turbine similar to the one these guys are using.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4h9FLvj2ZJM&feature=related
http://www.iaus.com/default.aspx
I made a two jet version of this using 1/4" steel tube mounted to a 1 1/4" Pipe tee to house the bearing and fed...