VIKTORSCHAUBERGER REPULSIN A & B (1940-1945)
By Rob Arndt
ViktorSchauberger, an Austrian forester who observed the effects of nature-especially of water, privately met Adolf Hitler in 1934 to discuss thefundamental principals of agriculture, forestry, and water engineering. WhileHitler was impressed by Schauberger’s radical ideas for utilizing water powerin new and dynamic ways, he was also displeased that Schauberger was notwilling to participate in work for the Third Reich.
Subsequently and unfortunately for Schauberger this meant that once Austria wasannexed in 1938 and war broke out in 1939 the SS would come searching for himand his ideas based on his patents for an “air turbine”, “procedure for liftingliquids and gases” from 1935, and the “warm-cold” machine built for Siemens in1937 which was, however, destroyed in an unauthorized test.
In 1940, Schaubergerbegan construction of the Repulsin(e) discoid motor in Vienna with help of the Kertl company. Hepatented his idea on March 4, 1940 in Austria under patent 146,141. Butvery soon afterwards he was reported by the Viennese Association of Engineersto the SS who placed Schauberger in amental hospital in Mauer-Ohling. Schauberger was then forced to work withMesserschmitt on liquid vortex cooling systems and Heinkel concerningapplications of water towards aircraft engines. At this point Heinkel receivedreports on the early Repulsin A.
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