Rather then driving a propeller, the Tesla turbine instead turns a Lily impeller, which pulls the boat through the water rather than pushing it along. The impeller uses a nature-inspired design ...

However, the Tesla Turbine doesn't have any blades ... Bladed turbines were driven by moving water of ream from heated water, while piston engines were driven by gas produced during gasoline ...

Unlike bucket and blade style turbines, the Tesla turbine works based on a fluid's properties of viscosity and adhesion. The turbine operates in two modes. If the axle is spun using another mechanical ...

Never the less, [Tesla] designed a device that later became known as the Tesla Turbine. Tesla turbines are made out of a series of thin disks attached to a central rotor. Air or steam is injected ...