Cryo Aeolipile Turbine Generator

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***Liability disclaimer*** This device has not been tested, it is a potentially dangerous experiment as it deals with high rotational velocity, liquid nitrogen, and electricity in the event the stator is built. User/maker assumes all liability and responsibility when building this experiment. License: creative commons, attribution, Share Alike

This is my design based on the Heron steam engine from the 1st century AD, commonly known as an aeolipile. I designed this to gauge the potential feasibility for this device or a similar one that is powered from the boiling of room temp gas to be used for extending the range of electric vehicles, and flight time of electric aircraft, or even potentially, be the main power source in one of those systems. Using merely the transitioning of the liquid to gas state could provide the possibility of a cheap, renewable, sustainable, and clean method of energy production. Instead of using boiling water it uses liquid nitrogen or other atmospheric gases that are put in a liquid state and boil at room temp. It seems highly energetic, (and potentially dangerous) based on these reference videos of people putting liquid nitrogen in an aeolipile, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ok7V5j3DyQo&t=18s , https://www.youtube.com/shorts/1VR1JYuqDNE . I have not tested the device yet, but do plan on it in the future, I will update when I have performed testing, hopefully others will test as well! It should be noted that it would be wise that the rotor be made of steel that is rated for cryogenic temps, as I think this would be the safest option for the rotor's material which will contain the LN2 or other cryo material. Also the nozzle diameters and length could be altered to control the speed of rotation as well as flaps for drag to reduce rpm. I need to come up with a stator coil configuration that is optimal as well. Note bearing size for this model is OD 50mm, ID 30mm. The top and bottom rotor need to be threaded as well.
Some concept ideas to improve the device and make it potentially super conduct, but have not figured out how to implement in the design mechanically yet. It may be possible to make it super conduct if the stator is made out of a high temp superconducting wire such as, a wire made with Yttrium barium copper oxide (YBCO), or using carbon nano-tube wire with liquid helium in the chamber, but this would require the YBCO or CNT based stator to be in a fixed postion inside the spinning rotor which holds your liquid gas.