Boundary Layer Turbomachine

A boundary layer turbomachine, comprising:

• a housing defining an interior space and having an inlet opening and an outlet opening to facilitate movement of a fluid through the housing;
• a partition circumferentially dividing the interior space into an outer chamber and a rotor chamber located radially inward of the outer chamber, the partition having partition openings such that fluid is movable through the partition between the outer chamber and the rotor chamber;
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• a rotor assembly disposed in the rotor chamber and configured to rotate about an axis of rotation, the rotor assembly having a plurality of disks spaced apart along the axis of rotation and defining an interior opening along the axis of rotation, wherein the fluid passes through gaps between the disks and the interior opening as the fluid moves through the housing.