Erik Dick - Fundamentals of Turbomachines

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The book is a coursebook on the functioning of turbomachines. The approach is the analysis of all kinds of turbomachines with the same theoretical framework. The building up of theory is mixed in the sense that first derivations are general, but that elaboration of the theoretical concepts is done on a particular machine, however taking into account reuse on other machines or generalisation from constant-density to variable-density formulation.

The book starts with two chapters on general concepts and then follows the analysis of radial and axial fans, because these machines are the simplest ones. The next machines studied are steam turbines and pumps. Subsequent chapters are on hydraulic turbines, wind turbines, gas turbines for power and thrust, axial compressors, radial compressors, axial and radial turbines for gases.

The order in which the different types of turbomachines are treated is chosen by the possibility of gradually building up theoretical concepts. For each of the machine types, a balance is sought between fundamental understanding and knowledge of practical aspects. The main goal is understanding the functioning of the machine and the shaping of the components.

The point of view taken by the author is that readers should be able to understand what they see when a turbomachine is opened. They should also be able to make a reasoned choice of a turbomachine for a specific application and to understand its operation. Design is not a primary objective. Design requires a more specialised study, although basic design of the simplest turbomachines such as a centrifugal fan, an axial fan, an axial steam turbine, a centrifugal pump or an axial pump, is possible with the topics covered in the book.

The text of the first edition has been adapted to new evolutions in research and technology, but keeping the objective of a coursebook on fundamentals of turbomachines. The text of the first edition has been thoroughly revised with a focus on improved readability. The discussion has been extended of a limited number of topics that were treated somewhat too briefly in the first edition for reaching the goal of fundamental understanding. The exercises have been extended to cover more of the course material and to focus on a better understanding of fundamental aspects.

The volume of text is limited to what can be absorbed in a course of 912 ETC study points by a mechanical engineering student with basic knowledge of fluid mechanics and thermodynamics. An effort of nine ETC study points is possible by leaving out some less essential topics and some exercises.