Copperland’s Turbine Builders Club for decentralized energy & transportation

Bycopper-lady November 9, 2022November 9, 2022

Today Copperland opened the first of five clubs aimed at DIYers who want to build energy & transportation systems to replace polluting machines.

Actually, the Phoenix Turbine Builders Club began in 2000 with a series of projects incorporating Nikola Tesla’s boundary layer turbine concepts. Founder Ken Rieli then led the 1,769+ members in 96 countries into complete turbine generator engines, offering his 4.5-inch Experimenter’s Tesla Turbine plans, kits & custom builds.

In 2011 Ken introduce the New Turbine Workshop, along with his 7.5-inch steam/ORC turbogenerator. This channel features some of the 20+ years turbine projects that led to Ken’s improved disk geometry technology. These improvements have shown a 30% increase in efficiency over traditional Tesla turbines. At the same time, we are projecting 40%-50% thermal efficiency on our Phoenix Turbines using our proprietary Pulse Detonation Combustion cycle.

After a pause in club activities while other projects received Ken’s attention, we are back with video classes on the Phoenix Turbine Builders Club Youtube channel. Check it out! Here’s the link to our latest video “Build a Tesla-style turbine for off-grid energy! Learn how in the Phoenix Turbine Builders Club!”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_AwmXSaGhI

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Cleaning up 2-cycle engine exhaust

Bycopper-lady April 20, 2020April 30, 2020

Merging the basic components of two-cycle engines with advanced combustion & turbine technologies, Ken Rieli’s Phoenix Two-Cycle-Hybrid-Turbine™ is a cost-effective way to retrofit polluting public transportation fleets. Particularly in developing countries, where two-cycle vehicles are in widespread use, inferior combustion techniques inherent in two-cycle engines have made life in major cities unbearable. Several governments have…

God's Machines

Hybrid turbine-hydraulic kinetic energy drive

Bycopper-lady April 20, 2020April 20, 2020

In 2003, after more than three decades of experience working with hydrostatic drives and boundary layer turbines, PNGinc’s CEO Ken Rieli offered a new cost-cutting hybrid design to the automotive world. The new drivetrain that his company developed was called the KE Drive™ (Kinetic Energy). And according to PNGinc’s market analysts, their turbine-hydraulic hybrid drivetrain…

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Gold ore 16-inch chain mill to reduce sweat equity

Bycopper-lady June 4, 2020July 25, 2020

It’s in the works. The prototype is being built as part of a Multi Machine for gold prospectors. Copperland Corporation is combining a jaw crusher, chain mill & gold separator with an eye toward enabling old folks to head to the gold fields!

Copperland Workshops

Mission impossible! Camper upgrades continue

Bycopper-lady May 24, 2024May 24, 2024

Watch our latest Copperland Workshop video on YouTube! Ken is upgrading our future camper truck, and in the process built a phenomenal DIY air compressor on a shop cart.

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Eyes only. Gold Turbine design engineering

Bycopper-lady February 24, 2021July 21, 2021

Tests continue here at Copperland. Designer Ken Rieli is literally “going for the gold” on his Gold Turbine design. I watch & try to avoid getting wet.

Gold Mining Equipment

Super-charged sluice plans

Bycopper-lady June 21, 2022November 6, 2022

New hydrodynamic principles super-charge Ken Rieli’s new sluice design for prospectors who need more than traditional gravity sluices. (Thanks for your feedback folks!) Why? Because he wants to share the design with unemployed people who want to Live on Gold.