Basic Concepts in Turbomachinery
Publisher: Bookboon
Published: 2013
ISBN-13: 9788776814359
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: How this book will help you; title: Things you should already know; title: What is a Turbomachine?; title: A Simple Turbine; title: The Cascade View; title: The Meridional View; title: Assumptions used in the book; title: Problems; title: Relative and Absolute Motion; title: 1D Motion; title: 2D Motion; title: Velocity Triangles in Turbomachinery; title: Velocity Components; title: Problems; title: Simple Analysis of Wind Turbines; title: Aerofoil Operation and Testing; title: Wind Turbine Design; title: Turbine Power Control; title: Further Reading; title: Problems; title: Different Turbomachines and Their Operation; title: Axial Flow Machines; title: Radial and Centrifugal Flow Machines; title: Radial Impellers; title: Centrifugal Impellers; title: Hydraulic Turbines; title: Common Design Choices; title: The Turbomachine and System; title: Problems; title: Application of The Equations of Fluid Motion; title: Conservation of Mass; title: Conservation of Momentum; title: Conservation of Energy and Rothalpy; title: Problems; title: Efficiency and Reaction; title: Efficiency; title: Reaction; title: Reaction on the h - s Diagram; title: Problems; title: Dimensionless Parameters for Turbomachinery; title: Coefficients for Axial Machines; title: Coefficients for Wind Turbines; title: Coefficients for Hydraulic Machines; title: Problems; title: Axial Flow Machines; title: Reaction for Repeating Stage; title: Loading and Efficiency Variation with Reaction; title: Stage Efficiency; title: Choice of Reaction for Turbines; title: Compressor Design; title: Multistage Steam Turbine Example; title: Problems; title: Hydraulic Turbines; title: Pelton Wheel; title: Analysis Approach; title: Francis Turbine; title: Kaplan Turbine; title: Problems; title: Analysis of Pumps; title: Pump Diffuser Analysis; title: Pump Losses; title: Centrifugal Pump Example; title: Net Positive Suction Head (NPSH); title: Application to Real Pumps; title: Problems; title: Summary; title: Appendix A: Glossary of Turbomachinery Terms; title: Appendix B: Picture Credits