Computational/theoretical modeling of flow physics and transport in disk rotor drag turbine expanders for green energy conversion technologies

ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings (IMECE)

Volumn 11, Issue , 2010, Pages 31-38

  Carey, Van P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DRAG; ENERGY CONVERSION; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; KINETIC ENERGY; KINETICS; NOZZLE DESIGN; TEMPERATURE; TURBINE COMPONENTS; WASTE HEAT;

COMPUTATIONAL CHALLENGES; ENERGY CONVERSION TECHNOLOGIES; FLOW MOMENTUMS; FLOW PHYSICS; FLOW TRANSPORT; GREEN ENERGY; MODELLING OF FLOWS; PERFORMANCE; THEORETICAL MODELING; TURBINE EXPANDERS;

INVESTMENTS;

EID: 84881440488     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/IMECE2010-41017     Document Type: Conference Paper

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