The increasing interest in micro power generation is pushing the research world to find new
solutions for increasing the efficiency of micro Organic Rankine Cycles. One of their main …

In this paper, a bladeless electromagnetic energy harvester based on Tesla turbine is
proposed to harvest fluid's kinetic energy and monitor the stability of flow inside the pipeline …

Consideration of roughness effects in the flow in a minichannel has been a major scientific
problem for many decades. Roughness can alter the momentum diffusion, heat transfer …

The transcritical carbon dioxide heat pump cycle has been drawing much research interest
due to its environmental friendliness and the thermodynamic features of carbon dioxide …

Waste heat recovery (WHR) has gained significant attention as a promising approach to
enhance system performances and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The Tesla turbine …

In the field of clean energy, Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) is considered a vital method to
utilize low-grade waste heat effectively. Due to certain application advantages in low power …

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 …

Tesla turbine is a bladeless, radial turbine which might be suitable for the applications in
various energy systems, eg in Organic Rankine Cycle or combined heat and power systems …

A new methodology for the aerothermodynamic design of radial-inflow turbines used in
organic Rankine cycles is presented. Initially, a fully detailed one-dimensional analysis was …

Momentum diffusion and kinetic energy transfer in turbomachinery have always been
significant issues, with a considerable impact on the performance of the bladeless Tesla …