Introduction to the Theory of Flow Machines

Content: 
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
FOREWORD, Pages xiii-xv
PREFACE TO THE ENGLISH EDITION, Page xvi
1 - STATIC AND DYNAMIC ENERGY TRANSFER, Pages 1-3
2 - PURPOSES AND CLASSIFICATION OF FLOW MACHINES, Pages 4-5
3 - SOME GEOMETRICAL CONCEPTS, Pages 5-6
4 - PRESSURE, Pages 6-8
5 - ADIABATIC CHANGES OF STATE, Page 9
6 - SHEAR STRESS, Pages 9-11
7 - BEKNOULLI'S EQUATION, Pages 11-13
8 - CAVITATION, Pages 13-15
9 - POTENTIAL FLOW, ROTATION, CIRCULATION, Pages 15-22
10 - GENERAL REMARKS, Pages 23-24
11 - TYPES OF FLOW; REYNOLDS NUMBER, Pages 24-25
12 - LAMINAR FLOW, Pages 25-27
13 - TURBULENT FLOW, Pages 27-32
14 - CONDITIONS IN THE INLET, Pages 32-36
15 - CHANGES IN CROSS-SECTION, Pages 36-43
16 - MIXING PROCESSES, Pages 43-51
17 - CURVED DUCTS, Pages 52-58
18 - BEHAVIOUR OF COMPRESSIBLE FLUIDS; LAVAL NOZZLE; SHOCK WAVES, Pages 58-62
19 - BEHAVIOUR OF A GAS FLOW WITH ADDITION AND REMOVAL OF HEAT, Pages 62-64
20 - FLOW THROUGH DUCTS IN ROTATING ROTORS, Pages 64-70
21 - VARIABLE VOLUME FLOW RATE; HYDRAULIC RAM, Pages 70-75
22 - STRAIGHT AND CIRCULAR CASCADES, Pages 76-78
23 - DEFLECTION WITHOUT LOSSES THROUGH A STRAIGHT CASCADE, Pages 78-83
24 - DEFLECTION WITHOUT LOSSES THROUGH A CIRCULAR CASCADE, Pages 83-87
25 - INVESTIGATION OF LOSSES, Pages 87-91
26 - THE SHAPE AND ARRANGEMENT OF THE BLADES, Pages 91-92
27 - CASCADES WITH BLADES VERY CLOSE TOGETHER, Pages 92-94
28 - CONDITIONS AT THE DISCHARGE END OF THE BLADE, Pages 94-96
29 - CONDITIONS AT THE INLET END OF THE BLADE, Pages 96-98
30 - CASCADES WITH BLADES VEBY FAR APART, Pages 98-99
31 - THE FORCES ON AN ISOLATED AEROFOIL, Pages 99-106
32 - PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION ON AN ISOLATED AEROFOIL, Pages 106-109
33 - ISOLATED AEROFOILS IN COMPRESSIBLE FLUIDS, Pages 109-112
34 - TRANSITION FROM A VERY LARGE TO A MODERATE BLADE SPACING, Pages 112-115
35 - TRANSITION FROM A VERY SMALL TO A MODERATE BLADE SPACING, Pages 116-121
36 - CASCADES OF FLAT PLATES, Pages 121-130
37 - CASCADES WITH ARBITRARY BLADE SHAPES, Pages 130-135
38 - IMPEBFECT CASCADES, Pages 135-136
39 - CASCADES WITH FINITE BLADE SPAN, Pages 136-138
40 - CONDITIONS AT THE TIPS OF THE BLADES, Pages 138-140
41 - CONDITIONS AT THE GAP BETWEEN BLADE AND DUCTING, Pages 140-141
42 - CASCADES WITH NON-PABALLEL BOUNDING WALLS, Pages 142-143
43 - SURVEY, Pages 144-146
44 - PUMPS, FANS, COMPBESSORS, Pages 146-153
45 - PUMPS WITH A MAINLY AXIAL FLOW DIRECTION, Pages 154-161
46 - DESIGN OF AN AXIAL FAN, Pages 161-167
47 - CENTRIFUGAL PUMPS WITH A RADIAL FLOW DIRECTION, Pages 167-174
48 - ROTOBS WITH CONICAL FLOW (DIAGONAL-FLOW ROTORS), Pages 174-177
49 - HYDRAULIC POWER PLANTS, Pages 177-182
50 - THE KAPLAN TURBINE, Pages 183-186
51 - THE FBANCIS TURBINE, Pages 186-187
52 - THE PELTON WHEEL, Pages 187-189
53 - THE FÖTTINGEB TRANSMISSION; THE VULKAN COUPLING, Pages 190-192
54 - HEAT ENGINES, Pages 192-198
55 - STEAM TURBINES, Pages 198-201
56 - GAS TURBINES, Pages 201-204
57 - MEANS OF PBOPULSION, Pages 204-209
58 - THE SCREW PROPELLER, Pages 209-215
59 - INTERFERENCE BETWEEN PROPELLER AND VEHICLE; THE DUCTED PROPELLER, Pages 215-220
60 - THE PADDLE-WHEEL, Pages 221-222
61 - ROCKETS, Pages 222-227
62 - THE PULSATING JET-ENGINE, Pages 227-229
63 - THE JET-ENGINE, Pages 229-232
64 - MODIFICATIONS TO THE JET-ENGINE, Pages 232-233
65 - THE RAM-JET, Pages 233-236
66 - WIND-DRIVEN ROTORS, Pages 236-241
67 - TABLES [1, Al, D9, D24, D25], Pages 242-243
68 - FIGURES, Pages 244-265
69 - LIST OF COMMONLY USED SYMBOLS, Pages 266-268
70 - LIST OF REFERENCES, Pages 269-273
AUTHOR INDEX, Pages 275-276
SUBJECT INDEX, Pages 277-281