Turbine Developments has evolved from work first started by Dr David Artt of The Queens University of Belfast on low cost target drone engines (jet engines). This was followed by the partnership of David Artt with James Oakley in 1985 who, trading as Dynos Turbines developed the first turbine powered blower engine for discharging road going bulk powder tankers. This blower engine was competitive in cost with diesel engine driven blowers. A number of further developments for other applications followed as the examples on this site show.

The philosophy has been to develop small low cost turbine engines based on turbocharger core components that are rugged and reliable, and come close in cost to reciprocating engines for specialised applications. These engines are now generally known as Microturbines.

Turbine Developments is able to offer specialised R&D of small radial turbomachinery components or engines. It has close connections with Queens University under the direction of Dr Stephen Spence and Dr David Artt, where a comprehensive range of test facilites are available.

We are also interested to hear from any organisation that may wish to use our existing technology under licence, or who may be interested in new specialised engine or component developments, for particular applications.