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This paper presents results of the design analysis of a Tesla bladeless turbine intended for a co-generating micro-power plantof heat capacity 20 kW, which operates in an organic Rankine cycle on a low-boiling medium. Numerical calculations of flowin several Tesla turbine models were performed for a range of design parameters. Results of investigations exhibit interestingfeatures in the distribution of flow parameters within the turbine interdisk space. The calculated flow efficiency of the investigatedTesla turbine models show that the best obtained solutions can be competitive as compared with classical small bladed turbines.

Authors

• Piotr Lampart,
• prof. dr hab. inż. Krzysztof Kosowski link open in new tab ,
• dr hab. inż. Marian Piwowarski link open in new tab ,
• Łukasz Jędrzejewski