Tesla turbine is rarely used in professional power installations due to its specific work
characteristics and relatively low internal efficiency. However, it has some potential to be applied in micro-power plants operating in distributed co-generation systems, also working in an organic Rankine cycle. This paper presents results from numerical calculations of flow in three models of Tesla disk turbines assuming nitrogen as a working fluid. It is shown that Tesla turbine models can yield reasonable flow efficiencies of 30-40% and therefore can be applied in micro-power installations.

турбіни, турбины, аеродинаміка, аэродинамика