Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics of Turbomachinery, 5e

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Thoma’s coefficient 316
Three-dimensional flow in axial
turbomachines, Ch.6
Three-dimensional flow in turbine stage 192
Three gorges project 290
Through-flow problem 200
Tip-speed ratio 344
Torque exerted on shaft 339
Total pressure loss correlation (Ainley) 84
Transitory flow in diffusers 48
Turbine (axial flow), blade cooling 121
blade materials 117
blade speed limit 100
centrifugal stress in rotor blades 115
choking mass flow 20
diffusion in blade rows 104
ellipse law 123 125
flow characteristics 19 123
normal stage definition 97
reversible stage efficiency 113
stage losses and efficiency 97
stage reaction 102 108
stage thermodynamics 95
taper factor of blades 117
thermal efficiency 122
types of design 100
velocity diagrams of stage 95 103 104 105 112
Turbine cascade (two-dimensional),
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Ainley’s correlation 72 83
Dunham and Came improvements 86
flow outlet angle 87
loss comparison with turbine stage 88