Experimental Research of Thermal-Flow and Vibration Characteristics of A 1 kw ORC Microturbine
By: Tomasz Z. Kaczmarczyk and Grzegorz Żywica
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Language: English
Page range: 149 - 158
Submitted on: Nov 13, 2025
Accepted on: Feb 22, 2026
Published on: Jul 16, 2026
Published by: Bialystok University of Technology
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