I'm trying to design or find a design for a steam turbine that recycles it's water, or at least a large percentage of it, to prevent refilling of a boiler tank.
My thoughts;
The turbine will be powered by steam heated through copper tubing which is fed from a large unheated, (or partially...
500lbs pressing down on two gears. Surface area of contact on one gear is 0.03125 inches squared.
I calculated pressure.
500lbs / 0.0625 = 8000psi being exerted onto the two gears' surface areas. One gear has 4000psi.
The gears' radius is 0.47 inches.
I calculated torque for an...