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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 com...

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Main Authors: Zhao, Dan (Professor of Engineering) (Author), Dixon, S. L. (Sydney Lawrence) (Author), Hall, C. A. (Cesare A.) (Author)
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; Cambridge, MA : Butterworth-Heinemann, [2025]
Edition:Eighth edition /
Subjects:
Turbomachines > Thermodynamics.
Turbomachines > Fluid dynamics.
Turbomachines > Dynamique des fluides.
Turbomachines > Thermodynamics
Turbomachines > Fluid dynamics
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary: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.
Item Description:Previous edition: published as by S.L. Dixon, C.A. Hall. 2014.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780443298325
0443298327