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Originally Posted by ConnClark
Yes they do. Conventional turbines operate on the defection of mass. A Tesla turbine relies on cohesion of the air sticking to the rotors. A sudden change in supply flow or load breaks this cohesion and generates turbulence that drops its efficiency.
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Adding to this, the Tesla turbine's spacing between discs needs to be optimized for the density of the fluid which is used to impart energy to it.
Obviously, steam of varying temperature/pressure will also be of varying density, and thusly, the turbine probably won't reach a point where it's efficiency is ever maximized to any large extent, or for any large period of time.
A Tesla turbine would probably be better suited in the coolant flow, where temperatures don't vary much, and pressure is basically constant once operating temps are reached.
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