Design and optimization of a Tesla pump for ORC applications

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dc.contributor.authorAnselmi Palma, Eduardo
dc.contributor.authorFiaschi, Daniele
dc.contributor.authorNicotra, Giovanni
dc.contributor.authorTalluri, Lorenzo
dc.date.accessioned2021-11-17T10:48:03Z
dc.date.available2021-11-17T10:48:03Z
dc.date.issued2021-10-11
dc.description.abstractThe Tesla pump is bladeless turbomachinery known for being more resistant to work with hard-to-pump fluids than conventional turbomachinery, thanks to its simple, robust mechanical design and its working principle (viscous forces). A 2D numerical model is developed and a design procedure of a Tesla pump working with several working fluids (water, R1233zd(E), R1234yf) is proposed. A complete design methodology is developed by evaluating the losses of each component and by introducing a rotor model. The main optimizing parameters of the pump are highlighted and assessed and validation of the model with available experimental results is carried out. A design procedure for a Tesla pump prototype is showed and its characteristic curves are obtained and discussed. The results achieved are similar to other experimental Tesla pumps, with a maximum achieved efficiency of 26.8%. The extension of the model to organic working fluids allowed to predict pump efficiencies higher than 50% for low mass flow rate conditions for both assessed fluids.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationAnselmi EP, Fiaschi D, Manfrida G, et al., (2021) Design and optimization of a Tesla pump for ORC applications. In: 6th International Seminar on ORC Power Systems, 11-13 October 2021, Munich, Germanyen_UK
dc.identifier.eisbn978-3-00-070686-8
dc.identifier.issn2709-7609
dc.identifier.urihttps://mediatum.ub.tum.de/1632642?show_id=1632897&liststyle=list
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/17274
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherTechnical University of Munichen_UK
dc.rightsAttribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/*
dc.titleDesign and optimization of a Tesla pump for ORC applicationsen_UK
dc.typeConference paperen_UK

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