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2024 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

4. Losses in Tesla Turbines

Authors : Alberto Traverso, Avinash Renuke, Anestis I. Kalfas

Published in: Tesla Turbine

Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland

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Abstract

This Chapter is focuses on the characterisation of losses in the Tesla turbine prototypes previously described. A systematic classification and attempt of quantification of losses in real machines is performed over Tesla turbines operated both with compressible (air) and incompressible (water) fluids, providing physical insights about the phenomena causing losses. Each loss mechanism is described and quantified, in particular with reference to the 3 kW air turbine, obtaining a rank of impact on Tesla turbine performance, where leakages and ventilation losses show to have the major detrimental contribution.

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Metadata
Title
Losses in Tesla Turbines
Authors
Alberto Traverso
Avinash Renuke
Anestis I. Kalfas
Copyright Year
2024
Book
Tesla Turbine

Print ISBN: 978-3-031-56257-0

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-031-56258-7

Copyright Year: 2024

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-56258-7_4

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