ABSTRACT

Design of Hydrodynamic Machines provides a broad, yet concise, theoretical background on the relationship between fluid dynamics and geometry. It covers the most important types of turbomachinery used in power generation industrial processes, utilities, and the oil and gas industry.

Offering guidance on the hydraulic design aspect of different parts of turbomachinery, such as impellers, diffusers, volute casing, inlet and outlets, the book discusses how to conduct performance characteristics testing and evaluate performance parameters of the designed parts. It also covers aspects of CFD of turbomachinery. Readers will be able to perform hydraulic design of important turbomachinery parts using commercially available software.

Intended for final year undergraduates and postgraduates in mechanical, civil, and aeronautical engineering, the book will also be useful for those involved in the hydraulic design, analysis, and testing of turbomachinery.

chapter 1|18 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|16 pages

Scaling Laws and Dimension Analysis

chapter 3|41 pages

Centrifugal and Mixed-Flow Pumps

chapter 4|29 pages

Axial Flow Pumps

chapter 5|38 pages

Hydro-Turbines

chapter 6|17 pages

Small Hydropower Plants

chapter 7|22 pages

Cavitation

chapter 8|10 pages

Testing Hydraulic Machines

chapter 9|50 pages

CFD Analysis in Turbomachinery