Fluid Machinery

Introduction
Preliminary Remarks
Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics
Units and Nomenclature
Thermodynamics Variables and Properties
Reversible and Irreversible Processes with Perfect Gases
Conservation Equations
Turbomachines
Classifications
Performance and Rating
Pump and System
Summary
Problems
Similitude and Scaling
Dimensionality
Similitude
? - Products
Dimensionless Performance
Compressible Similarity
Specific Speed and Diameter: Cordier Analysis
The Cordier Diagram
Summary
Problems
Scaling Laws, Limitations, and Cavitation
Scaling of Performance
Limitations on Scaling
Compressibility Corrections
Cavitation Allowance in Pumps
Summary
Problems
Turbomachinery Noise
Introductory Remarks
Definition of Sound and Noise
Fan Noise
Sound Power and Sound Pressure
Outdoor Propagation
Indoor Propagation
A Note on Pump Noise
Compressor and Turbine Noise
Summary
Problems
Selection and Preliminary Design
Preliminary Remarks
Flow Regions
Selection Examples
Selection from Vendor Data: Fans
Selection from Vendor Data: Pumps
Selection from Vendor Data: Variable Pitch Fans
Summary
Problems
Energy Transfer and Diffusion in Turbomachines
Fundamental Concept of Energy Transfer
Example of Energy Transfer in an Axial Fan
Diffusion Considerations
Diffusion in Axial Flow
Diffusion in Radial Flow
Summary
Problems
Velocity Diagrams and Flowpath Layout
Axial Flow Pumping
Axial Turbine Applications
Centrifugal and Radial Flow
Mixed Flow Example
Pump Layout Example
Radial Flow Turbocharger Components
Diffusers and Volutes
Volute Diffusers
Summary
Problems
Cascade Analysis
Axial Flow Cascades
Radial Flow Cascades
Selection of Solidity for Axial Cascades
Solidity in Centrifugal Cascades
Deviation in Turbine Cascades
Loss Sources and Associated Magnitudes
Summary
Problems
Quasi-Three-Dimensional Flow
Axial Flowpath
Radial Equilibrium
Two-Solution Methods
Simple Radial Equilibrium
Approximate Solutions
Extension to Non-Uniform Inflow
Centrifugal Flowpath
Simpler Solutions
Approximate Methods
Examples
Summary
Problems
Advanced Topics in Performance and Design
Introduction
Freestream Turbulence Intensity
Secondary and Three-Dimensional Flow
Axial Cascade Corrections for Low Reynolds Number
Onset of Stall and Loss of Stability
Computational Fluid Dynamics in Turbomachinery
Summary
Appendices
Fluid Properties
Bibliography and References