ME40406: Turbo-Machinery

ME40406
Course name	Turbo-Machinery
Offered by	Mechanical Engineering
Credits	3
L-T-P	3-0-0
Previous Year Grade Distribution
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Semester	Spring

Syllabus

Syllabus mentioned in ERP

Prerequisite ; Heat TransferAxial flow compressors: flow through cascades, cascade terminology, flow separation, radial equilibrium theory, actuator disc theory, effect of tip clearance, secondary flow, performance characteristics, surging and stalling. Axial flow turbine: vortex theory, blade design, cooling of turbine blades, performance characteristics. profile loss, secondary flow loss, annulus loss, tip clearance loss. limiting factors in turbine design. Applications: gas turbine power plant, aircraft propulsion.