Dongiovanni – ¿Exercises on Thermal and Hydraulic Machines¿

• The virtual classrooms and the notes from previous academic year will be made available on the web portal together with the course slides. The notes from the classes will be made progressively available of the Material tab of the course…
• The texts for the applied lecture will be made available in the course material whereas the following book will have to be procured by the students and will serve for the exam preparation.

Argomenti del programma: Syllabus of the course • Introduction to fluid machines. Review of the thermodynamics and fluid-dynamics applied to fluid machines. Velocity diagrams, Euler work equation (10.5 h). • Fundamentals of thermodynamics and chemistry of the combustion of fuel/air mixtures (7.5 h).

Argomenti del programma: Fundamentals of thermal and hydraulic machines ¿ Introduction to fluid machines. ¿ Thermodynamics and fluid-dynamics applied to fluid machines. ¿ Velocity diagrams, Euler work equation. ¿ 1D theory of compressible flows: nozzles and diffusers. Design of a nozzle, off-design performance. ¿ Steam power plants. Co-generative steam plants. ¿ 1D analysis of turbine stages. ¿ Axial and radial turbo-compressors.