Performance test of a bladeless turbine for geothermal applications
Abstract
The Possell bladeless turbine was tested to evaluate its potential for application in the total flow process. Test description and performance data are given for 3000, 3500, 4000, and 4500 rpm. The maximum engine efficiency observed was less than 7 percent. It is concluded that the Possell turbine is not a viable candidate machine for the conversion of geothermal fluids by the total flow process.
- Publication:
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NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N
- Pub Date:
- March 1976
- Bibcode:
- 1976STIN...7717581S
- Keywords:
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- Geothermal Energy Conversion;
- Performance Tests;
- Turbine Engines;
- Flow Characteristics;
- Geothermal Resources;
- Thermal Energy;
- Energy Production and Conversion