Principles of Turbomachinery

The text is based on a course on turbomachinery which the authorhas taught since year 2000 as a technical elective. Topics include; Energy Transfer in Turbomachines, Gas and Steam Turbines, andHydraulic Turbines. New material on wind turbines, andthree-dimensional effects in axial turbomachines is included. The level is kept as such that students can smoothly move from astudy of the most successful books in thermodynamics, fluiddynamics, and heat transfer to the subject of turbomachinery. Thechapters are organized in such a way that the more difficultmaterial is left to the later sections of each chapter. Thus, depending on the level of the students, instructors can tailortheir course by omitting some sections.
Key features:
* Combines theory and applications to show how gas turbines, pumpsand compressor function
* Allows for a smooth transition from the study ofthermodynamics, fluid dynamics, and heat transfer to the subject ofturbomachinery for students and professionals
* Relates turbomachinery to new areas such as wind power andthree-dimensional effects in axial turbomachines
* Provides information on several types of turbomachinery ratherthan concentrating specifically on one type such as centrifugalcompressors