Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics of Turbomachinery - Edition 8 - By Dan Zhao, S. Larry Dixon, B.Eng., Ph.D. and Cesare Hall, Ph.D. Elsevier Educate

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Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics of Turbomachinery,

Edition 8

By Dan Zhao, S. Larry Dixon, B.Eng., Ph.D. and Cesare Hall, Ph.D.

Publication Date: 02 May 2025

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Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics of Turbomachinery, Eighth Edition is the leading turbomachinery book with its balanced coverage of theory and application. Starting with background principles in fluid mechanics and thermodynamics, this updated edition goes on to discuss axial flow turbines and compressors, centrifugal pumps, fans, and compressors, and radial flow gas turbines, hydraulic turbines, and wind turbines. Used as a core text in senior undergraduate and graduate level courses, this book will also appeal to professional engineers in the aerospace, global power, oil & gas, and other industries who are involved in the design and operation of turbomachines.

Key Features

Provides the most comprehensive coverage of turbomachinery fundamentals of any text in the field
Examines, through the laws of fluid mechanics and thermodynamics, the means by which energy transfer is achieved in the chief types of turbomachines, together with the differing behavior of individual types in operation
Discusses important aspects concerning the criteria of blade selection and blade manufacture, control methods for regulating power output and rotor speed, and performance testing
Includes coverage of public and environmental issues, which are becoming increasingly important as they can affect the development of wind turbines
Online teaching ancillaries include a fully updated solutions manual and image bank

About the author

By Dan Zhao, Professor and Director, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Canterbury, New Zealand; S. Larry Dixon, B.Eng., Ph.D., Senior Fellow at the University of Liverpool and Cesare Hall, Ph.D., University Lecturer in Turbomachinery, University of Cambridge, UK

1. Introduction: Basic Principles
2. Dimensional Analysis: Similitude
3. Two-Dimensional Cascades
4. Axial-Flow Turbines: Mean-Line Analysis and Design
5. Axial-Flow Compressors and Ducted Fans
6. Three-Dimensional Flows in Axial Turbomachines
7. Centrifugal Pumps, and Ducted Fans
8. Centrifugal Compressors
9. Radial-Flow Gas Turbines
10. Hydraulic Turbines
11. Wind Turbines
12. CFD Calculations on Multi-rotor UAVs and Drones Propeller

Appendix
A: Preliminary Design of an Axial-Flow Turbine for a Large Turbocharger
B: Preliminary Design of a Centrifugal Compressor for a Turbocharge
C: Tables for the Compressible Flow of a Perfect Gas
D: Conversion of British and American Units to SI Units
E: Mollier Chart for Steam
F: Answers to Selected Problems

ISBN: 9780443298318

Page Count: 722

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