Computational investigation of partial admission effects on the flow field of a tesla turbine for ORC applications

Leonardo Pacini, Lorenzo Ciappi, Lorenzo Talluri, Daniele Fiaschi, Giampaolo Manfrida and Jacek Smolka

Energy, 2020, vol. 212, issue C

Abstract: Over recent years, the Tesla turbine gained a renewed interest from the scientific community, as its simple structure guarantees low cost and reliability. These are key aspects of the success of an expander suitable for small-distributed energy systems.

Keywords: Tesla turbine; Fluid dynamics; ORC; CFD; Partial admission (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2020.118687

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