A Comparison of Partial Admission Axial and Radial Inflow Turbines for Underwater Vehicles

The metal fueled steam Rankine cycle has been successfully applied to Unmanned Underwater Vehicles. However, the suitable turbine configuration is yet to be determined for this particular application. In this paper, the mean-line design approach based on the existing empirical correlations is first...

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Main Authors: Hanwei Wang, Yue Chao, Tian Tang, Kai Luo, Kan Qin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-03-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/5/1514