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 …

The flow induced by rotating discs has attracted some of the greatest minds in fluid dynamics
like von Kármán and Batchelor, and still is a vigorously active research area. In comparison …

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 …

Tesla-type turbine devices are turbine devices which convert fluid motion into the rotating
motion of a rotor, but without the need of any blades. This is possible due to the interaction of …

The bladeless turbine has a promising future as a new power generation system. To explore
the operating characteristics of the turbine, a bladeless turbine experimental platform with an …

A countless amount of energy has been wasted in all kinds of expansion valves (EV) in
industries. In fact, EVs, including regulators, throttling valves, capillary tubes, etc., have been …

In this study, a new application of a Tesla turbine (TT) is presented in which a TT is
introduced as a promising solution to enhance the energy efficiency of refrigeration cycles …

This paper reports on an experimental and numerical investigation of a modifiable Tesla
turbine driven by compressed air. To study the impact of geometrical parameters like the …

Tesla turbines can be employed as small-scale turbines to recover waste energy in several
industrial applications. However, there is no consensus on the turbine efficiency as …