Computational study of a high-expansion ratio radial organic Rankine cycle turbine stator

Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power

Volumn 132, Issue 5, 2010, Pages

  Harinck, John ^a   Turunen Saaresti, Teemu ^b   Colonna, Piero ^a   Rebay, Stefano ^c   van Buijtenen, Jos ^d  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b LAPPEENRANTA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^d Tri O Gen BV   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

CFD simulation; High expansion ratio; Organic Rankine cycle; Radial turbine; Real gas

Indexed keywords

CFD SIMULATIONS; HIGH EXPANSION RATIO; ORGANIC RANKINE CYCLES; RADIAL TURBINES; REAL GAS;

EQUATIONS OF STATE; EXPANSION; FLOW FIELDS; FLOW SIMULATION; GASES; RANKINE CYCLE; ROCKET NOZZLES; STATORS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; TOLUENE; TURBINES; TURBOGENERATORS; TURBULENCE MODELS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 78149370557     PISSN: 07424795     EISSN: 15288919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.3204505     Document Type: Article

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