
Product Description
List of figures. List of illustrations. List of tables. preface note to readers. Nomenclature. A. Brief History of turbomachine. 1. Introduction. 2. Review of Thermodynamics. 3. Thermodynamics of gas-turbine cycles. 4. Diffusion and diffusers. 5. Energy transfer in turbomachines. 6. Three-dimensional velocity diagrams for axial turbomachines. 7. The design and performance prediction of axial-fiow turbines. 8. The design and performance prediction of axial-fiow compressors. 9. Design methods for radial-fiow turbomachines. 10. Convective heart transfer in blade cooling and heat-exchanger design. 11. Gas-turbine starting and control-system principles. 12. Combustion systems and combustion calculations. 13. Mechanical-design considerations. A. Properties of air and combustion products. B. Collected formulae. C. Some constants. d conversion factors, Index.


