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 …

Waste heat recovery is significant to improve energy utilization. Expander is one of the most
important components in waste heat recovery. Tesla turbine offers an attractive option for the …

Abstract Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) system has been proven to be an effective method
for the low grade energy utilization. In small scale applications, the Tesla turbine offers an …

In this work, three different-diameter energy harvesters driven by turbulent air flow and
rainwater are designed. Experiments are conducted first on the air-driven harvesters to gain …

Globally, the most popular upper-limb prostheses are powered by the human body. For body-
powered (BP) upper-limb prostheses, control is provided by changing the tension of …

Triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) is attractive as an energy harvesting and self‐powered
sensing technology. The working frequency and surface charge density are the key factors …

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 expander is a bladeless turbine suited to low power range applications. In this article,
a comparison between the performance prediction, as well as the assessment of the main …

The Tesla turbine is an original expander working on the principle of torque transmission by
wall shear stress. The principle–demonstrated for air expanders at lab scale-has attractive …

Tesla turbine is characterized by the bladeless design that makes it easy to be manufactured
and operated. It offers an attractive option for power output in small and micro scale systems …