Turbomachinery: Basic Theory and Applications, Second Edition

""This entirely updated and enlarged Second Edition broadens the scope of the previous edition while maintaining its concise, easy-to-read style in presenting the basic principles of turbomachine theory and its application to specific devices -- providing immediately useful step-by-step procedures that show how the essentials of turbomachinery are applied in design and to predict performance. ""--Provided by publisher.

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to the First Edition; Table of Contents; 1 Types of Turbomachines; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Geometries; 1.3 Practical Uses; 2 Basic Relations; 2.1 Velocity Diagrams; 2.2 Mass Flow Rate; 2.3 Energy Equation; 2.4 Momentum Equation; 2.5 Applications; References; Problems; Symbols; 3 Dimensionless Quantities; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Turbomachine Variables; 3.3 Similitude; 3.4 Examples; References; Problems; Symbols; 4 Centrifugal Pumps and Fans; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Impeller Flow; 4.3 Efficiency

4.4 Performance Characteristics4.5 Design of Pumps; 4.6 Fans; 4.7 Examples; References; Problems; Symbols; 5 Centrifugal Compressors; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Impeller Design; 5.3 Diffuser Design; 5.4 Performance; 5.5 Examples; References; Problems; Symbols; 6 Axial-Flow Compressors, Pumps, and Fans; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Stage Pressure Rise; 6.3 Losses; 6.4 Pump Design; 6.5 Fan Design; 6.6 Compressor Design; 6.7 Compressor Performance; 6.8 Examples; References; Problems; Symbols; 7 Radial-Flow Gas Turbines; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Basic Theory; 7.3 Design; 7.4 Examples; References; Problems

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