MAK 425E - Turbomachinery

Course Objectives

1. Introduction to the basics of turbomachinery
2. Learning principles of pump, turbine, fan and compressor design
3. Understanding operational characteristics of turbomachines

Course Description

Review of fluid mechanics and thermodynamics, description of turbomachinery, energy relations through an arbitrary turbomachine, momentum relations through an arbitrary turbomachine, operational characteristics of turbomachines, dimensional analysis and similitude, design limitations, axial flow turbomachines, radial and mixed flow turbomachines,