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Nikola Tesla

Tesla demonstrated a 200 horsepower (150 kilowatts) 16,000 rpm bladeless turbine

1906
New York City, New York, U.S.

On his 50th birthday, in 1906, Tesla demonstrated a 200 horsepower (150 kilowatts) 16,000 rpm bladeless turbine. During 1910–1911, at the Waterside Power Station in New York, several of his bladeless turbine engines were tested at 100–5,000 hp.


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