In recent years, pressure has been growing to increase the share of renewable energy
sources in electricity generation, which may offer opportunities for the development of …

Loss models are used to evaluate the aerodynamic performance of axial turbines at the
preliminary design stage. The commonly used loss models were derived for air and steam …

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 recent years, small-micro power generation was appointed as one of the proper solutions
to tackle the increasing energy consumption, while opening the way to distributed energy …

Axial turbines are the most common turbine configuration for electric power generation and
propulsion systems due to their versatility in terms of power capacity and range of operating …

Increasing the cycle efficiency of Organic Rankine Cycles is an important R&D area. In this
study, an effort has been made to optimize various parameters related to the axial flow …

The streamline curvature (SLC) method is one of the essential tools used in the design and
analysis of gas and steam turbines. This method enables the examination of design …

The Tesla turbine-also known as friction, viscous or bladeless turbine-is a peculiar
expander, which generates power through viscous entrainment. In the last years, it has …

Annular diffusers are frequently used in turbomachinery applications to recover the
discharge kinetic energy and increase the total-to-static isentropic efficiency. Despite its …

Two-dimensional compressible flows in radial equilibrium are investigated in the ideal dilute-
gas regime and the non-ideal single-phase regime close to the liquid–vapour saturation …