System and method for generating power

A system for generating power, comprising:

• a heater for transferring heat to condensate to generate fluid that is at least partially vaporized;
• a boundary-layer turbine including a first plurality of ducts configured to receive the fluid from the heater and at least partially defined by a corresponding first plurality of duct walls that are configured for drivable rotation about a first longitudinal axis of the boundary-layer turbine by the fluid frictionally dragging the first plurality of duct walls at least partially azimuthally around the first longitudinal axis of the boundary-layer turbine, the first plurality of duct walls configured to transfer energy from the fluid flowing in the first plurality of ducts;
• an axial turbine coupled to the boundary-layer turbine to receive the fluid from the boundary-layer turbine to extract energy from the fluid;
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• a boundary-layer turbomachine coupled to the axial turbine to receive the fluid from the axial turbine into a second plurality of ducts at least partially defining the boundary-layer turbomachine, the second plurality of ducts at least partially defined by a corresponding second plurality of duct walls that are configured for drivable rotation about a second longitudinal axis of the boundary-layer turbomachine by the fluid frictionally dragging the second plurality of duct walls at least partially azimuthally around the second longitudinal axis of the boundary-layer turbomachine, the second plurality of duct walls configured to condense the fluid flowing in the second plurality of ducts to generate the condensate for the heater.