MODELLING AND ANALYSIS OF POWER OUTPUT OPTIMIZATION ON TESLA TURBINE WITH TESLA VALVE IMPLEMENTATION

• Main Author: Rifyal Afif, Ayif
• Format: Theses
• Language: Indonesia
• Online Access: https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/80932
• Institution: Institut Teknologi Bandung

Hydropower (PLTA) has become one of the largest contributors to the energy supply in Indonesia based on renewable energy. Given the large potential of available resources, hydropower empowerment can create an energy-independent society, particularly in the electrical energy sector. Especially in remote areas that have some water resources such as rivers and even ditches, a water tube can be placed so that it can increase income from electrical energy. Different water flow levels in rivers and ditches are the focus of this research. This research will model a bladeless Tesla Turbine scheme coupled with a Tesla Valve. This fluid engineering effect increases the angle of attack of the input water striking the disc. Simulation of Tesla Turbine and Tesla Valve models using Solidworks Software with Flow Simulation analysis approach. The fluid scheme presented by the Tesla Valve can work as expected because it produces a higher torque value compared to the Tesla Turbine. Tesla Turbine-based hydroelectric power plant with the addition of a Tesla Valve can optimize turbine performance.