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A. Foreword -- B. Preface to the fourth edition -- C. Preface to the first edition -- D. Acknowledgements -- 1. Introduction -- Turbomachines -- Turbines -- Pumps and compressors -- Fans and blowers -- Compressible flow machines -- Incompressible flow machines -- Turbine, compressor and fan stages -- Extended turbomachines -- Axial stages -- Radial stages -- Mixed flow stages -- Impulse stages -- Reaction stages -- Variable reaction stages -- Multi-stage machines -- Stage velocity triangles -- Design conditions -- Off-design conditions -- Applications -- Notation for chapter 1 -- Questions -- 2. Thermodynamics -- Basic definitions and laws -- Energy equation -- Adiabatic flow through nozzles -- Adiabatic flow through diffusers -- Work and efficiencies in turbine stages -- Work and efficiencies in compressor stages -- Notation for chapter 2 -- Solved examples -- Questions and problems -- 3. Gas turbine plants -- Open and closed circuit plants -- Gas turbine power cycles -- Improvements in the constant pressure cycle -- Aircraft gas turbine plants -- Gas turbines for surface vehicles -- Gas turbines for electric power generation -- Gas turbines in petro-chemical industries -- Gas turbines in cryogenics -- Miscellaneous applications of gas turbines -- Notation for chapter 3 -- Solved examples -- Questions and problems -- 4. Steam turbine plants -- Types of steam turbines -- Steam power cycle -- Improvements in plant efficiency -- Heat rate -- Industrial steam turbines -- Combined steam and gas turbine plants -- Nuclear steam power plants -- Notation for chapter 4 -- Solved examples -- Questions and problems -- 5. Combined cycle plants -- The basic combined cycle -- Steam generators -- Thermal efficiencies and power output -- Fuels for combined cycle plants -- Variable load operation -- Advantages and disadvantages -- Notation for chapter 5 -- Solved examples -- Question and problems -- 6. Fluid dynamics -- Basic definitions -- Equations of motion?cartesian coordinate system -- Equations of motion?cylindrical coordinate system -- Equations of motion?natural coordinate system -- Further notes on energy equation -- Isentropic flow through blade passages -- High-speed flows -- Aerofoil blades -- Energy transfer in turbomachines -- Notation for chapter 6 -- Solved examples -- Questions and problems -- 7. Dimensional analysis and performance parameters -- Units and dimensions -- Buckingham's ?-theorem -- Principle of similarity -- Incompressible flow machines -- Compressible flow machines -- Performance of turbines -- Performance of compressors -- Performance of fans and blowers -- Performance of cascades -- Notation for chapter 7 -- Solved examples -- Questions and problems -- 8. Flow through cascades -- Two-dimensional flow -- Cascade of blades -- Cascade tunnel -- Axial turbine cascade219 -- Axial compressor cascades -- Annular cascades -- Radial cascades -- Notation for chapter 8 -- Solved examples -- Questions and problems.
9. Axial turbine stages -- Stage velocity triangles -- Single impulse stage -- Multi-stage velocity-compounded impulse -- Multi-stage pressure-compounded impulse -- Reaction stages -- Blade-to-gas speed ratio -- Losses and efficiencies264, 273, 286 -- Performance charts -- Low hub-tip ratio stages287 -- Partial admission turbine stages303 ? 343 -- Supersonic flow -- Notation for chapter 9 -- Solved examples -- Questions and problems -- 10. High temperature (cooled) turbine stages -- Effects of high gas temperature -- Methods of cooling -- High temperature materials -- Heat exchange in a cooled blade -- Ideal cooled stage360 -- Actual cooled stage -- Notation for chapter 10 -- Questions and problems -- 11. Axial compressor stages -- Stage velocity triangles -- Enthalpy?entropy diagram -- Flow through blade rows -- Stage losses and efficiency -- Work done factor412,413 -- Low hub-tip ratio stages -- Supersonic and transonic stages -- Performance characteristics -- Notation for chapter 11 -- Solved examples -- Questions and problems -- 12. Centrifugal compressor stage -- Elements of a centrifugal compressor stage -- Stage velocity triangles -- Enthalpy-entropy diagram -- Nature of impeller flow -- Slip factor455, 488, 490 -- Diffuser -- Volute casing608?627 -- Stage losses456, 487 -- Performance characteristics463, 473, 486, 489 -- Notation for chapter 12 -- Solved examples -- Questions and problems -- 13. Radial turbine stages -- Elements of a radial turbine stage -- Stage velocity triangles -- Enthalpy-entropy diagram -- Stage losses196,500 -- Performance characteristics501,508,514 -- Outward-flow radial stages -- Notation for chapter 13 -- Solved examples -- Questions and problems -- 14. Axial fans and propellers -- Fan applications542,558 -- Axial fans530?560 -- Fan stage parameters -- Types of axial fan stages -- Propellers549 -- Performance of axial fans530,532,537 -- Notation for chapter 14 -- Solved examples -- Questions and problems -- 15. Centrifugal fans and blowers -- Types of centrifugal fans -- Centrifugal fan stage parameters -- Design parameters -- Drum-type fans -- Partial-flow fans -- Losses589 -- Fan bearings -- Fan drives -- Fan noise566,580 -- Dust erosion of fans -- Notation for chapter 15 -- Solved examples -- Questions and problems -- 16. Wind turbines -- Elements of a wind power plant654?705 -- Available energy -- Wind energy data -- Selection of site -- Horizontal axis wind turbines -- Vertical axis wind turbines -- Wind power applications -- Advantages and disadvantages -- Notation for chapter 16 -- Solved examples -- Questions and problems -- 17. Solar turbine plants -- Elements of a solar power plant -- Solar collectors -- Solar receivers -- Solar energy storage -- Solar ponds -- Solar turbines -- Advantages and disadvantages -- Notation for chapter 17 -- Questions.
18. Miscellaneous solved problems in turbomachines -- Gas turbine nozzle -- Steam turbine nozzle -- Irreversible flow in nozzles -- Diffuser -- Draft tube -- Gas turbine -- Reheat factor (rhf) -- Air compressor -- Gas turbine plant -- Combined gas and steam power plant -- Combined gas and steam power plant -- Turbo prop gas turbine engine -- Turbojet gas turbine engine -- Ideal single stage impulse turbine -- Impluse steam turbine -- Large centrifugal pump -- Three stage steam turbine -- Ljungstrom turbine -- Blower type wind tunnel -- Axial turbine cascade -- Low reaction turbine stage -- Isentropic or stage terminal velocity for turbines -- Axial compressor stage efficiency -- Axial compressor cascade -- Two-stage axial compressor -- Axial compressor cascade -- Isentropic flow-centrifugal air compressor -- Static pressure ratio in a centrifugal air compressor -- Centrifugal compressor with vaned diffuser -- Inward flow radial gas turbine -- Cantilever type ifr turbine -- Relation of blade to gas speed ratio, degree of reaction, nozzle angle and efficiency with stage efficiency -- Vertical axis cross-flow wind turbine -- Counter rotating fan -- Sirocco radial fan -- Dimensionless parameters for incompressible flow machines -- Dimensionless specific speeds -- Kaplan turbine -- Pelton wheel -- Francis turbine -- Pelton wheel -- Tidal power plant -- Francis turbine -- Pelton wheel -- Kaplan turbine -- Fourneyron turbine -- Cross-flow radial hydro turbine -- Draft tube -- Centrifugal pump -- Centrifugal pump -- Axial pump -- Net positive suction head (npsh) for a pump -- Npsh and thoma's cavitation coefficient for turbines -- Maximum height of hydro turbines above tail race -- Propeller thrust and power -- Notation for chapter 18 -- A. Specifications of some aircraft engines -- Principal data for turbo prop engines -- Principal data for a turbojet engine -- Principal data for a turbofan engine -- B. Specifications of some turbine blade sections262,291a -- 10 c4/60 c 50 -- T 6 aerofoil blade -- C 90 15 a (russian turbine blade cascade) -- C. Specifications of some compressor blade sections213,242,412 -- 12c 4/35 p 30 -- 11c 1/45 c 50 -- Naca 65?(18) 10 -- D. Specifications of some wind turbines* -- Environmental energies, inc. -- Smith putnam machine, vermont (1941-45) -- Wind works, wisconsin, usa -- Wind turbine for electric supply to a light house in futaoi island (japan) -- Gedser mill (denmark) -- Siemens wind turbines -- E. Principal si units and their conversion -- Si units and dimensions -- Conversion of units -- F. Dimensionless numbers for incompressible flow machines -- G. Efficiencies and heat rates of thermal power plants -- H. Specifications of a combined cycle power plant* -- I. Technical data for the bhel 500 mw steam turbine* -- J. Formulas for hydraulic turbines and pumps -- K. Specific speeds of various turbomachines -- O. Materials for turbomachines -- P. Turbomachinery laboratory -- Equipment -- Undergraduate course (0-0-2) -- Post graduate course (0-0-2) -- Q. Select bibliography -- Turbomachinery (books) -- Thermodynamics (books) -- Gas turbine plants -- Steam turbine plants -- Fluid mechanics (books) -- Gas dynamics (books) -- Aerodynamics (books) -- Nozzles -- Diffusers -- Wind tunnels and cascades -- Axial turbines -- Partial admission turbines -- High temperature turbines -- Axial compressors -- Centrifugal compressors -- Radial turbines -- Axial fans and propellers -- Centrifugal fans and blowers -- Volute casings -- Wind energy -- Wind turbines -- Instrumentation and measurement in turbomachinery -- Theoretical analysis of flows in turbomachinery -- Miscellaneous topics -- Abbreviations -- R. Supplementary bibliography -- Solar power plants -- Additional references of recent publications.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.