ABSTRACT
For convenience of review and quick reference, this introduction includes the basic fundamentals of thermodynamics and fluid mechanics needed to develop and manipulate the analytical and empirical relationships and concepts used in turbomachinery. The standard nomenclature for turbomachinery will be used where possible, and the equations of thermodynamics and fluid mechanics will be particularized to reflect practice in the industry.
The physics and properties of the common, simple fluids considered in this book include those of many gases, such as air, combustion products, dry steam, and others, and liquids, such as water, oils, petroleum products, and other Newtonian fluids transported in manufacturing and energy conversion processes. These fluids and the rules governing their behavior are presented here in terse fashion for only the simple working fluids, as needed for examples and problem solving in an introductory context.
