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64 relations: Air compressor, Axial compressor, Blade solidity, Centrifugal compressor, Centrifugal fan, Centrifugal pump, Centrifugal-type supercharger, Charles Algernon Parsons, Clutch, Compressible flow, Compressor, Energy, Engine, Enthalpy, Euler's pump and turbine equation, Exoskeletal engine, Fan (machine), Fluid, Fluid coupling, Francis turbine, Gas turbine, General Electric, George Westinghouse, Heat pump and refrigeration cycle, Hydraulic fluid, Hydroelectricity, Industrial fan, Industrial Revolution, Jet engine, John Barber (engineer), Kaplan turbine, Machine, Mechanical engineering, Mixed flow compressor, Newton's laws of motion, Nozzle, Pelton wheel, Power (physics), Pressure, Propeller, Pump, Pump-jet, Pumped-storage hydroelectricity, Radial turbine, Reciprocating engine, Rotation around a fixed axis, Slip factor, Steam engine, Steam turbine, Supercharger, ..., Three-dimensional losses and correlation in turbomachinery, Turbine, Turbocharger, Turboexpander, Turbofan, Turbojet, Turboprop, Turbopump, Turboshaft, Voith Turbo-Transmissions, Water turbine, Water wheel, Wind turbine, Windmill. Expand index (14 more) »
Air compressor
An air compressor is a device that converts power (using an electric motor, diesel or gasoline engine, etc.) into potential energy stored in pressurized air (i.e., compressed air).
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Axial compressor
An axial compressor is a compressor that can continuously pressurize gases.
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Blade solidity
Blade solidity is an important design parameter for the axial flow impeller and is defined as the ratio of blade chord length to pitch.
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Centrifugal compressor
Centrifugal compressors, sometimes termed radial compressors, are a sub-class of dynamic axisymmetric work-absorbing turbomachinery.
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Centrifugal fan
A centrifugal fan is a mechanical device for moving air or other gases.
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Centrifugal pump
Centrifugal pumps are a sub-class of dynamic axisymmetric work-absorbing turbomachinery.
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Centrifugal-type supercharger
A centrifugal supercharger is a specialized type of supercharger that makes use of centrifugal force in order to push additional air into an engine.
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Charles Algernon Parsons
Sir Charles Algernon Parsons, (13 June 1854 – 11 February 1931), the son of a member of the Irish peerage,http://www.tcd.ie/Secretary/FellowsScholars/discourses/discourses/1968_Lord%20Rosse%20on%20W.%20Parsons.pdf was an Anglo-Irish engineer, best known for his invention of the compound steam turbine, and as the namesake of C. A. Parsons and Company.
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Clutch
A clutch is a mechanical device which engages and disengages power transmission especially from driving shaft to driven shaft.
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Compressible flow
Compressible flow (gas dynamics) is the branch of fluid mechanics that deals with flows having significant changes in fluid density.
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Compressor
A compressor is a mechanical device that increases the pressure of a gas by reducing its volume.
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Energy
In physics, energy is the quantitative property that must be transferred to an object in order to perform work on, or to heat, the object.
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Engine
An engine or motor is a machine designed to convert one form of energy into mechanical energy.
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Enthalpy
Enthalpy is a property of a thermodynamic system.
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Euler's pump and turbine equation
The Euler’s pump and turbine equations are most fundamental equations in the field of turbomachinery.
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Exoskeletal engine
The exoskeletal engine (ESE) is a concept in turbomachinery design.
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Fan (machine)
A mechanical fan is a powered machine used to create flow within a fluid, typically a gas such as air.
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Fluid
In physics, a fluid is a substance that continually deforms (flows) under an applied shear stress.
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Fluid coupling
A fluid coupling or hydraulic coupling is a hydrodynamic device used to transmit rotating mechanical power.
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Francis turbine
The Francis turbine is a type of water turbine that was developed by James B. Francis in Lowell, Massachusetts.
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Gas turbine
A gas turbine, also called a combustion turbine, is a type of continuous combustion, internal combustion engine.
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General Electric
General Electric Company (GE) is an American multinational conglomerate incorporated in New York and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.
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George Westinghouse
George Westinghouse Jr. (October 6, 1846 – March 12, 1914) was an American entrepreneur and engineer based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania who invented the railway air brake and was a pioneer of the electrical industry, gaining his first patent at the age of 19.
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Heat pump and refrigeration cycle
Thermodynamic heat pump cycles or refrigeration cycles are the conceptual and mathematical models for heat pumps and refrigerators.
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Hydraulic fluid
A hydraulic fluid or hydraulic liquid is the medium by which power is transferred in hydraulic machinery.
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Hydroelectricity
Hydroelectricity is electricity produced from hydropower.
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Industrial fan
Industrial fans and blowers are machines whose primary function is to provide and accommodate a large flow of air or gas to various parts of a building or other structures.
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Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution was the transition to new manufacturing processes in the period from about 1760 to sometime between 1820 and 1840.
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Jet engine
A jet engine is a type of reaction engine discharging a fast-moving jet that generates thrust by jet propulsion.
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John Barber (engineer)
John Barber (1734–1793) was an English coal viewer and inventor.
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Kaplan turbine
The Kaplan turbine is a propeller-type water turbine which has adjustable blades.
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Machine
A machine uses power to apply forces and control movement to perform an intended action.
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Mechanical engineering
Mechanical engineering is the discipline that applies engineering, physics, engineering mathematics, and materials science principles to design, analyze, manufacture, and maintain mechanical systems.
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Mixed flow compressor
A mixed flow compressor, or diagonal compressor, combines axial and radial components to produce a diagonal airflow compressor stage.
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Newton's laws of motion
Newton's laws of motion are three physical laws that, together, laid the foundation for classical mechanics.
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Nozzle
A nozzle is a device designed to control the direction or characteristics of a fluid flow (especially to increase velocity) as it exits (or enters) an enclosed chamber or pipe.
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Pelton wheel
The Pelton wheel is an impulse-type water turbine.
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Power (physics)
In physics, power is the rate of doing work, the amount of energy transferred per unit time.
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Pressure
Pressure (symbol: p or P) is the force applied perpendicular to the surface of an object per unit area over which that force is distributed.
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Propeller
A propeller is a type of fan that transmits power by converting rotational motion into thrust.
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Pump
A pump is a device that moves fluids (liquids or gases), or sometimes slurries, by mechanical action.
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Pump-jet
A view of pump-jets operating ''Discovery'' jet ski pump jet Rear view of pump-jet on a Mark 50 torpedo A pump-jet, hydrojet, or water jet is a marine system that creates a jet of water for propulsion.
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Pumped-storage hydroelectricity
Pumped-storage hydroelectricity (PSH), or pumped hydroelectric energy storage (PHES), is a type of hydroelectric energy storage used by electric power systems for load balancing.
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Radial turbine
A radial turbine is a turbine in which the flow of the working fluid is radial to the shaft.
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Reciprocating engine
A reciprocating engine, also often known as a piston engine, is typically a heat engine (although there are also pneumatic and hydraulic reciprocating engines) that uses one or more reciprocating pistons to convert pressure into a rotating motion.
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Rotation around a fixed axis
Rotation around a fixed axis or about a fixed axis of revolution or motion with respect to a fixed axis of rotation is a special case of rotational motion.
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Slip factor
In turbomachinery, the slip factor is a measure of the fluid slip in the impeller of a compressor or a turbine, mostly a centrifugal machine.
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Steam engine
A steam engine is a heat engine that performs mechanical work using steam as its working fluid.
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Steam turbine
A steam turbine is a device that extracts thermal energy from pressurized steam and uses it to do mechanical work on a rotating output shaft.
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Supercharger
A supercharger is an air compressor that increases the pressure or density of air supplied to an internal combustion engine.
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Three-dimensional losses and correlation in turbomachinery
Three-dimensionality in turbomachine increases complexity in flow field so, determination of losses becomes difficult unlike two-dimensional losses where equation complexity is little.
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Turbine
A turbine (from the Latin turbo, a vortex, related to the Greek τύρβη, tyrbē, meaning "turbulence") is a rotary mechanical device that extracts energy from a fluid flow and converts it into useful work.
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Turbocharger
A turbocharger, or colloquially turbo, is a turbine-driven forced induction device that increases an internal combustion engine's efficiency and power output by forcing extra air into the combustion chamber.
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Turboexpander
A turboexpander, also referred to as a turbo-expander or an expansion turbine, is a centrifugal or axial-flow turbine, through which a high-pressure gas is expanded to produce work that is often used to drive a compressor or generator.
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Turbofan
The turbofan or fanjet is a type of airbreathing jet engine that is widely used in aircraft propulsion.
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Turbojet
The turbojet is an airbreathing jet engine, typically used in aircraft.
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Turboprop
A turboprop engine is a turbine engine that drives an aircraft propeller.
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Turbopump
A turbopump is a propellant pump with two main components: a rotodynamic pump and a driving gas turbine, usually both mounted on the same shaft, or sometimes geared together.
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Turboshaft
A turboshaft engine is a form of gas turbine that is optimized to produce shaft power rather than jet thrust.
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Voith Turbo-Transmissions
Turbo-Transmissions are hydrodynamic, multi-stage drive assemblies designed for rail vehicles using internal combustion engines.
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Water turbine
A water turbine is a rotary machine that converts kinetic energy and potential energy of water into mechanical work.
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Water wheel
A water wheel is a machine for converting the energy of flowing or falling water into useful forms of power, often in a watermill.
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Wind turbine
A wind turbine is a device that converts the wind's kinetic energy into electrical energy.
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Windmill
A windmill is a mill that converts the energy of wind into rotational energy by means of vanes called sails or blades.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbomachinery
