Nikola Tesla Inventions - Page 10

World's first and only valve with no moving parts. This device uses a series of specially-shaped chambers to create flow resistance in one direction, but not the other. It's also called a "fluid diode...

Tesla's ship's log, patented in 1919 under U.S. Patent 1,314,718 , employed a rotating impeller or rotor towed in water to measure speed and distance instantaneously. Fluid drag transmitted torque...

U.S. Patent 1,113,716 from 1914 described Tesla's fountain, recirculating water through efficient pumps for decorative displays with minimal energy loss. It integrated fluid dynamics for aesthetic and...