Testing LEGO Turbines!

[@TheB3]

That last one was SO COOL! Makes me want to see a gigantic LEGO plane using turbines at that scale, even though there's zero possible chance it would actually work. _Or would it?_ (V-Sauce music starts playing)

[@GamerBenYT]

Hi

[@Rtyhklhadr34l]

😂

[@fayrouznekhila2948]

hello the b3-chan, I can’t wait to cuddle~

[@jessicajarvis2791]

I love your videos b3

[@Topseehat]

:3

[@svenlangstrom8927]

At the moment, all your air-based turbines are letting too much air pass through without it doing any work. My tip is to makes sure the walls of the housing are as near as possible to the turbine and also have the air push on the blades for longer periods of time. I have a design that resembles a supercharger with two twinblade turbines that are geared together that can reach around 7k rpm with my pretty weak vacuum cleaner. One final tip is also to seal up the housing with some tape so there isn't as much air leaking out

[@eonbree8593]

indeed

[@HafCoJoe]

To piggy back onto this comment too, every other set of blades should be stationary so that they rotate "counter" to each other

[@Waffling_Waffles]

The steam propelled thing was a bit inefficient. The flaps were pointed the wrong way. The way it was placed meant the steam has a better chance sliding right of the flaps and the air gets caught by the flaps’ “bucket” when rotating, slowing it down.

[@Dog.life.brother]

Fr

[@randomIdiot123]

so which way should the flaps point? i dont really get it

[@Dog.life.brother]

@Waffling_Waffles the other way will trap the air propelling it further fast and more efficiently

[@Waffling_Waffles]

It should have pointed the other way.

[@Greys0n1581]

And if it was more inclosed for more efficiency

[@LEGOCOOKING]

Basically, you could make a LEGO turbo with a small engine, but if you want to add a turbocharger, it'll take a bit longer to perfect it, like maybe 3 days. As usual, your ideas are great! I learned a lot from your video

[@Potatoincanada201]

Actually, water wheels were used to crush thinks like grain so that farming was more easier, not generate electricity although I do think their used in dams to generate electricity.

[@TheStevedie]

They also used them to run a series of belts in factories that machines would tap into.

[@pokegod123-w2r]

I guess you learn something new every day.

[@JenniferShank-db4od]

You would also use a water wheel for a nuclear power plant

[@Da_Lego_man]

No you would use a turbine for nuclear power plants and for dams

[@ChocoMilccy]

you used the wrong they're

[@brickstudiosYT]

My energy meter doesn't work either, so it's not just me 😅. Great video though! I was surprised at how well some of these worked!

[@LegobuiIderman]

Sup

[@gracieladesoria2691]

Hey I been watching your video of mario, good video 👍

[@ALGEA7]

Idk why but I kinda want to see a working trumpet made out of lego

[@adamdundr1681]

Me too

[@ALGEA7]

@@adamdundr1681 Idk how that’d work though. Specifically the valves

[@Juice20626]

Bros adding subtle hints

[@ALGEA7]

@@Juice20626 huh… wym.

[@Juice20626]

@@ALGEA7 it’s just a joke cause this guy can build anything

[@-ul7lh]

8:44 “ glue these-“ this is LEGO FBI hands up💀

[@Coconut54018]

😂😂🤣

[@evonch.]

Master builders always use glue

[@-ul7lh]

When you take them apart: the builder: “that’s a lotta damage”

[@mikehensley78]

the water wheel was not used to generate electricity back in the day.... it was used to run a saw blade for a saw mill or rotate a huge stone to grind things like wheat into flour.

[@ZYBlocky-l5e]

The compressors needed to be sealed to make the jet to work waaay better, because they weren't closed off, they were just dead weights...

[@stunninglego]

Bro, the Jet Turbofan was fire! It looked so realistic! Even its design was pretty cool! Keep up the great work, Riley!

[@Brick_Science]

Thanks so much!

[@DrakeDraker19]

@@Brick_Science your sigma I’m 2nd reply

[@DrakeDraker19]

And so am i

[@Firebadger-lv4xp]

So am i

[@HydroWorldOutlookPrimary5769]

@@Brick_Science In theory, if that turbofan-like build used in this video can be upgraded from a studfull (System-style construction) to a much stronger studless (Technic-style) construction, and all of the engine's rotating fan and turbine blades can be significantly reinforced at their hub connections (which would allow them to spin at a much faster speed without breaking apart due to centrifugal forces), powering two or more of these engines WITH BUWIZZ HIGH-SPEED BUGGY MOTORS (which are much more powerful and can operate at much higher speeds than any Power Functions motor) and mounting them onto (or building them into) a lightweight LEGO Technic plane WITH AERODYNAMIC WINGS (using curved and sloped Technic panels arranged in the shape of an airfoil, with all of the necessary high-lift devices and flaps) may be enough to achieve flight. I would further suggest that additional BuWizz motors be installed within the landing gear bogies of the aircraft. This will add some weight, but will reduce some electrical load on the fan propeller drive motors by allowing the plane to taxi independently of them when they are not running. They will also accelerate the aircraft to a sufficiently high-speed during the takeoff sequence, which, when combined with the lowering of aerodynamic wing flaps in the takeoff position and powering up the fan motors to full power, may be enough to achieve lift. Realistically, depending on how heavy the LEGO aircraft is, it may only get as far as flying in the ground effect like a land ekranoplan, but that would still be a significant step forward in LEGO innovation compared to what others have achieved already. I have yet to test all these flight theories and see the results for myself, so I'm just spitting out ideas here and please don't be mad or angry with me if they don't work. If you do choose to pursue this endeavor, please only attempt flying LEGO aircraft on open fields in unrestricted airspace if possible, and be mindful of other aircraft (especially commercial airliners, general aviation planes, ultralight trikes, and paramotors) that may be operating in the local area. A good rule of thumb is to only fly your LEGO aircraft at altitudes no higher than 100 feet. Running experiments like this in crowded cities is not recommended and may get you into quite some trouble with the Federal Aviation Administration, especially if there are ordinances against drones or other remotely-piloted aircraft where you plan to fly your LEGO plane. So far (at least based on what I've seen), no one has yet succeeded in building a working, flying LEGO aircraft except for those who have either a) modified the vehicle with hobby RC drone or helicopter components, or b) modified electric LEGO motors to accept a much greater voltage than they were designed for (see Brick Experiment Channel's flying LEGO drone). However, it is impotant to note that everyone who has tested LEGO's flight capabilities has so far only attempted vertical lift (using rotary wings) and not horizontal lift (using fixed wings). PeterSripol's flying LEGO airplane, also on KZbin, did use fixed wings but doesn't count here because he used non-LEGO drone components and designed it to be thrown into the air rather than using a runway, which the method I am suggesting be used here. Hopefully this helps! If you have any questions, please let me know! It would be a pretty cool video to see on this channel.

[@HighscorebreakerJoe]

3:15 8 glorious sides and 8 stunning angles! We found an octagon! 🛑

[@A350Avgeek]

16:53 that one Southwest flight.

[@AJDakin-hi5oo]

0:52 turbocharger moment

[@ZEDITZ392]

Yessssss

[@devoncantrell3311]

I’ve made these several times and using sucking air doesn’t seem to work nearly as well as blowing. Most shop vacuums have the ability to reverse the air and turn into a blower. I’ve made some Lego turbines that output a few hundred RPM and with so much torque I cannot physically stop it from starting to turn. Trying it while already spinning hurt quite a lot. I’ve reached well over 15,000 RPM with no reduction. My best design to date was mounting curved technic body panels to create a turbine wheel that takes air from the front and shoots it out the sides at an angle. That’s been the design that has created the highest RPMS.

[@Firemaster27]

WE POWERING THE LEGO HOMES WITH THIS ONE 🗣🗣🗣🗣

[@Colt1775]

Not enough fan blades is the problem. Also, in turbo jets the fan blades more or less overlap just a little bit. Another issue is that as you pointed out, it's plastic so you can run fuel of fire through it, if you could that would produce extra energy. Another problem is that in the compression stage the air was flowing freely, it wasn't really funneled through which means there wasn't as much pressure built up in that stage to push the actual turbines them selves where most of the output would be.

[@JGAdventures16]

Finally!!! A LVE Engine!!!!

[@pandynka1277]

I don't want to destroy the fun but im pretty sure the effect depends on the source like the leaf blower or water pump not on the turbine itself

[@Legobro427]

Exactly thats what i was thinking

[@PistonHead184]

@@Legobro427 agree

[@tech_of_steel20official]

When he went 100% on the turbofan I could just imagine the sound of the VWS going "Warning! Engine overspeed. Engine overspeed."

[@dash8brj]

followed by "ahh crap, engine number one rolling back... lost engine number one. Relight checklist!"

[@engine1ear151]

Riley, it's really cool to see you make LEGO engines, especially some air-powered ones! And I didn't know about the energy meter! In the LEGO engine community we were just doing power pulls (where we have an engine lift a weight on a winch and measure how heavy, how high, how fast to calculate power)! This is like having a LEGO engine dyno! I'm excited to try one of those out! Also really appreciate you using the leaf blower. that's been a bucket list thing for me as well! Cheers!

[@stephallan4560]

Vote for Lego room remake

[@geodash2.2]

Brick Science, this video was great. I would love to see you make a vid on making lego traps like: Moving wall that will crush a lego minifigure in a room, and more traps like that. Great vid!

[@m_45788]

Great video Keep it up !!👍

[@tigoketelaar566]

2:37 you can also put a tire on the vacuum to get more suction

[@Idk-mr4wr]

2:23 erm actually it’s revolutions per minute

[@JackAllen919]

Fax

[@Floridamanvr1]

That’s what rpm stands for

[@Melody_Ninjago_Lover]

eRm aChTuAlLy 🤓

[@BryceBaker-e2u]

🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓

[@Waffling_Waffles]

The jet engine is also inefficient as the gap in the casing interferes with the spinning motion. All the air is meant to go out the back, making it spin faster , but now most of the air is escaping through the side and that loses a lot of torque, speed and power.

[@Therealmemeschool-.]

5:00 BRO NO SHOT THIS DUDE SELLING THAT THING FOR 10,001 DOLLARS

[@thelethalduckster]

Dude, you built a wind turbine, not a steam turbine.

[@MarieMüller-g4d]

Ey, steam, Locomotive is something Else, but not a Steam Turbine

[@MarieMüller-g4d]

And you can’t Build a Steamturbine

[@thelethalduckster]

@MarieMüller-g4d the water evaporates rising up to turn a turbine creating electricity. Exact same thing, a nuclear reactor dogs, but the heat from the radiation evaporates the water.

[@dni9283]

the first one you can definetly make it spin more faster by making it like a vacuum car engine like the ones you see in youtube and also putting a rubber lego tire on the nozzle of your vacuum

[@quintinbarnhart]

So the steam turbine actually relies on the expansion of steam at a MUCH higher temperature in a a pressurized environment. As steam expands and escapes, it turns the rotor, not by a jet of steam.

[@Jake-di9sp]

This guy is Tony stark in Lego

[@LUF_AIRWAYS]

Rebild the jet engine but fully use transparent bricks on the side so it works like it should and we still see something and then make something like a bird and throw it in there

[@Vanthemaniac]

You should make a type of sports field

[@Justthatguy64]

I know it might sound dumb, but that jet engine alone should be a LEGO set.

[@SnakemanLandon]

YES BRO JUST MADE MY MORNING!!!

[@AlexanderChmelev-b7h]

Love ur videos. They are fire!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@JustARandomDude12300]

This is surprisingly scientificly realistic and mabey needed for my education that I subbed. Phenomenal job on developing the video.

[@AidanCastro-r7u]

I love your builds Riley keep it up dude👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾😍😍😍

[@Virtual_Mysteries]

Almost 2 million subs congrats 🎉

[@niamhoconnor8986]

15:37 that leaf blower was enjoying herself a bit too much

[@SmartLegoSG]

I loved it 👍 Keep up the great work

[@dinobeast6164]

I love lego's keep it up i wanna see more

[@WillyTea11]

Im a aviation fan This is so amazing! Glad to see this right now! The jet engine turbine is probably my best yet

[@suzannelemasters5374]

I love your vids your the best KZbin ever! I'm subscribed

[@JamiesBrickJams]

Wew this vid is right up my street. Love it man!

[@Mr_guy1122STUDIOS]

7:27 flat saturn?

[@ShrimplyAquascaping]

Regarding the steam turbine, It would really help to have a turbine and i think the blades are tilted the wrong way, another thing to note is that the jet engine is optimised for producing thrust and not as a turbine, still an extremely cool idea & video though

[@AnthonyAbele-o7k]

I love your vids so much, always watch them when i am feeling sad because you are jusy so happy. Continue the great work, man!

[@mahyarstl8820]

Why you dont build vacuum engine ??

[@ofcCharlesBreevton]

He did

[@iloveroblox1985]

Yeah he did

[@engine1ear151]

Do you mean a piston LEGO vacuum engine?

[@mahyarstl8820]

@@engine1ear151 👍🏿

[@joergagh6243]

Next make a big lego airplane

[@Finianosea]

Looks like a tool gun, 1:47

[@Froggo_Person]

True tho

[@sherenerodriguez6505]

It is a tool and it looks like a gun

[@ShoodooNT]

I feel like you underrated the Vacuum turbine engine quite a bit. I made one that revs up to 12000 rpms and has quite a bit of torque, enough to where it's difficult to stop the axle from spinning with just your fingers.

[@irenesmarra1745]

You should try building a vacuum engine they’re like steam engines, but instead they use a vacuum instead of heat and water

[@JacalStudios]

you never cease to amaze Riley! your inventions blow me away every time, and i think it was so cool how the last oNe basically was so powerful it exploded lol

[@angelinaprovenzano3055]

Hello, aviation enthusiast here. While the creativity behind building a jet engine out of LEGO is impressive, there are some fundamental issues that would prevent it from functioning realistically. A key problem is the lack of air compression. In a real jet engine, air is drawn in through the intake and compressed by a multi-stage compressor. This compression significantly increases the pressure and temperature of the air, which is essential for efficient combustion. Without proper compression, the air would be too diffuse to mix properly with fuel or to ignite effectively. Once compressed, the air moves into the combustion chamber, where fuel is injected and ignited. The ignition causes a rapid expansion of gases, which is what drives the turbine. The turbine, connected to the same shaft as the compressor, extracts energy from the expanding gases to keep the compression cycle going. The remaining hot gases are expelled through the nozzle at high speed, creating thrust. This process relies on high pressure and temperature, along with precise airflow control, which LEGO components simply can’t replicate. For a LEGO jet engine to function, you’d need more than just moving parts. The real challenge is simulating the pressures, temperatures, etc beyond what LEGO pieces can handle. I think you would be amazed with the stress and beyond realistic stress jet engines go through. They are truly one of the best engineering marvels.

[@bartosbart]

YOU MADE MY DAY IS WHAT I WAS WAITING FOR I LOVE THIS CHANNEL

[@ThatLittleNooby]

theres a quiet stututututu at 8:55

[@DanteDevilMayCry-d2t]

Nice video! For your next one can you do a video where you build a real life scale of a working lego nuclear reactor with real uranium that can power an entire city?

[@brickinvention]

Epic as always!

[@D-geographer]

Your building is driving me haappyyy Sincerely I love your videos

[@reenatijo4002]

So cool.Make an electric skateboard out of lego next

[@RobertoHenriquez-vh3fs]

My dream is to have as many Lego pieces as you do and make things just like this. I love your work

[@Basically.Bricks]

This Is Awesome 👌

[@chaiya191]

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[@agrarianarc]

The Tesla turbine is my favorite. good job brick science 🎉I can’t wait for some more videos❤❤❤❤

[@MaxSleighsTheDay]

The final turbine was so cool😮

[@TerraSpaceIndustries]

"make sure you guys stick to the end, because its going to blow you away". but what if i dont want to be blown away!!! XD

[@Matthewpro96]

Hey brick science, here is a video idea Lego QR codes

[@TheTravelingTeenager-z2e]

Wow, those are so cool! I would love to see you make a cable car across your entire studio as well.

[@Statenhiggins135]

That was an amazing video. I love the videos

[@AdvityaOjha]

So Cool😊

[@kevinnava5809]

This video was so cool 😎 to watch, my favorite one was definitely the first one and the last one. 😁👍🏽

[@corymanegold9970]

Wow last one was amazing bring that to a lego convention

[@michelleburns8784]

Top fan i,v seen you for 4 years

[@camboi6103]

the steam turbine would've lost a lot efficiency due to not having a housing so the steam just shot out in all directions after hitting a blade thus unable to transfer all of the kinetic energy into the turbine

[@brooosky]

additionally, he hit the blades facing away, hence they couldn’t capture as much of the steam as possible if the blades were facing the steam.

[@Jackisacoolperson]

This guy, RJMbricks,and brick machines rules the lego technic realms.

[@Laradoxx]

✅

[@CoolrexAAAAAAA]

Don't forget "Jamie's brick jam"

[@-ul7lh]

@@CoolrexAAAAAAAnah he mess with wires

[@CoolrexAAAAAAA]

@@-ul7lh nah, he made a generator out of lego

[@Vap0r1ze]

HES BACK

[@jackdawson1054]

very dope video 🔥 your best yet loved watching this one dog

[@J1414R]

17:05 watching the engine blow up was the best

[@Jackisacoolperson]

Amazing, in a single word.

[@DOGEOFWISDOM]

Yay BirckScience posted :D

[@ChauRon-z9d]

Crazy how i just subbed 6 mins ago and there's already a new vid Edit 1:NO WAY BRICK SCIENCE JUST HEARTED MY COMMENT 🔥

[@ChauRon-z9d]

NO WAY BRICK SCIENCE JUST LOVED MY COMMENT

[@Raphael_aperture314]

HEY, vsauce michal here, Using old cds for a tesla turbine is actualy kinda ineficcent, For the reason of the fact that cds have tiny groves that make them even more inificcant as the air moving through should be at laminar flow🤓☝

[@-ul7lh]

The speed is actually bad for the first turbine. If you compare to normal vacuum engines, the average speed is about 5,000.

[@-ul7lh]

RPM.

[@-ul7lh]

Or 8000.

[@pokegod123-w2r]

I have been waiting so long for a new video, which is finally here. (if you love brick sci., give a thumb up)

[@JBabyandNemo]

Riley i really like your videos please make a LEGO Grinder using gears to grind food with power functions.

[@Random_shots2259]

I like ur videos ❤❤😊😊

[@Sharky_0456]

i like how you could tell he was disapointed by the jet engines performance and they swiftly cutaway to the outro lmao poor riley i also thought the steam turbine was rated a bit harshly i thought it did pretty well

[@BricklabsStudio]

Another awesome upload!!

[@mdizzycat]

Awesome video keep up the great work

[@gabrielels7557]

My fav turbine in the world Tesla turbine 😊😊😊❤❤❤

[@drippyicicle]

where do you get the lego motors and the controllers to control the cars?

[@MICROMONKIE]

I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS

[@0bsidianPrime]

Trying to figure out how you built that turbine fan for the jet model. Even on .25 speed I can't tell what you did.

[@MaverickCoglietta]

The opening on the jet engine could’ve severely impacted performance

[@EanGillespie]

Super cool I really like the Studio

[@Bacon_trollz]

Last one belike: Southwest 1380 flashbacks

[@Charppuccino]

Dude! Your are an engineer yourself!! But with LEGO!! Love ur vids!!

[@Cheese359]

11:52 You're meant to fully enclose it if not you will lose air pressure causing to have less speed and torque

[@T.Y.B.o.d.]

The last one was awesome😊