... contributing factor is the bracing wheel rim, which accounts for 70% of the bracing wheel drag. A bracing wheel at the chimney top also increases the exit kinetic energy coefficient by about 20%. The effect of swirling flow leaving the turbine could increase the losses by more than 20% thereby reducing...

... solar absorber-convertors confined flow swirling flow rotational flow flow visualisation heat transfer chemically reactive flow In many volumetric solar receivers used for effecting chemical reactions, the working fluid must be contained within a sealed enclosure provided with a window...