About the Book: STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS OF TURBO-MACHINES presents a detailed and comprehensive treatment of structural vibration evaluation of turbo-machines. Starting with the fundamentals of the theory of vibration as related to various aspects of rotating machines, the dynamic analysis procedures of a broad spectrum of turbo-machines is covered. An in-depth procedure for analyzing the torsional and flexural oscillations of the components and of the rotor-bearing system is presented. The latest trends in design and analysis are presented, chief among them: Blade and coupled disk-blade mod.
This book provides engineers and scientists with practical fundamentals for turbomachinery design. It presents a detailed analysis of existing procedures for the analysis of rotor and structure dynamics, while keeping mathematical equations to a minimum. Specific terminologies are used for rotors and structures, respectively, allowing the readers to clearly distinguish between the two. Further, the book describes the essential concepts needed to understand rotor failure modes due to lateral and torsional oscillations. It guides the reader from simple single-degree-of-freedom models to the most complex multi-degree-of-freedom systems, and provides useful information concerning steel pedestal stiffness degradation and other structural issues. Fluid-film bearing types and their dynamical behavior are extensively covered and discussed in the context of various turbomachinery applications. The book also discusses shaft alignment and rotor balancing from a practical point of view, providing readers with essential information to help them solve practical problems. As the main body of the book focuses on the diagnostics and description of case studies addressing the most pressing practical issues, together with their successful solutions, it offers a valuable reference guide, helping field engineers manage day-to-day issues with turbomachinery.
This comprehensive text details the design, development, and operation of turbo-machinery. Starting with the fundamentals of thermodynamics and advancing to the latest trends in the development and production of turbo-machines, the author provides in-depth methods for analyzing new design procedures and maximizing their structural integrity and operating efficiency.
The first volume of this Manual reviewed the state of the art of unsteady turbomachinery aerodynamics as required for the study of aeroelasticity in axial turbomachines. This second volume aims to complete the review by presenting the state of the art of structural dynamics and of aeroelasticity. The eleven chapters in this second volume give an overview of the subject and reviews of the structural dynamics characteristics and analysis methods applicable to single blades and bladed assemblies. The blade fatigue problem and its assessment methods, and life-time prediction are considered. Aeroelastic topics covered: the problem of blade-disc shroud aeroelastic coupling, formulations and solutions for tuned and mistuned rotors, and instrumentation on test procedures to perform a fan flutter test. The Effect of stagnation temperature and pressure on flutter is demonstrated and currently available forced vibration and flutter design methodology is reviewed.
The new edition will continue to be of use to engineers in industry and technological establishments, especially as brief reviews are included on many important aspects of Turbomachinery, giving pointers towards more advanced sources of information. For readers looking towards the wider reaches of the subject area, very useful additional reading is referenced in the bibliography. The subject of Turbomachinery is in continual review, and while the basics do not change, research can lead to refinements in popular methods, and new data can emerge. This book has applications for professionals and students in many subsets of the mechanical engineering discipline, with carryover into thermal sciences; which include fluid mechanics, combustion and heat transfer; dynamics and vibrations, as well as structural mechanics and materials engineering. - An important, long overdue new chapter on Wind Turbines, with a focus on blade aerodynamics, with useful worked examples - Includes important material on axial flow compressors and pumps - Example questions and answers throughout
Turbomachinery is a challenging and diverse field, with applications for professionals and students in many subsets of the mechanical engineering discipline, including fluid mechanics, combustion and heat transfer, dynamics and vibrations, as well as structural mechanics and materials engineering. Originally published more than 40 years ago, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics of Turbomachinery is the leading turbomachinery textbook. Used as a core text in senior undergraduate and graduate level courses this book will also appeal to professional engineers in the aerospace, global power, oil & gas and other industries who are involved in the design and operation of turbomachines. For this new edition, author S. Larry Dixon is joined by Cesare Hall from the University of Cambridge, whose diverse background of teaching, research and work experience in the area of turbomachines is well suited to the task of reorganizing and updating this classic text. - Provides the most comprehensive coverage of the fundamentals of turbomachinery of any text in the field - Content has been reorganized to more closely match how instructors currently teach the course, with coverage of fluid mechanics and thermodynamics moved to the front of the book - Includes new design studies of several turbomachines, applying the theories developed in the book
This volume aims to complete the review on the state of the art of unsteady turbomachinery aerodynamics by presenting the state of the art of structural dynamics and of aeroelasticity. The eleven chapters in this second volume give an overview of the subject and reviews of the structural dynamics characteristics and analysis methods applicable to single blades and bladed assemblies. The blade fatigue problem and its assessment methods, and life-time prediction are considered. Aeroelastic topics covered include: the problem of blade-disc shroud aeroelastic coupling, formulations and solutions for tuned and mistuned rotors, and instrumentation on test procedures to perform a fan flutter test. The effect of stagnation temperature and pressure on flutter is demonstrated and currently available forced vibration and flutter design methodology is reviewed.
Building on the success of its predecessor, Handbook of Turbomachinery, Second Edition presents new material on advances in fluid mechanics of turbomachinery, high-speed, rotating, and transient experiments, cooling challenges for constantly increasing gas temperatures, advanced experimental heat transfer and cooling effectiveness techniques, and propagation of wake and pressure disturbances. Completely revised and updated, it offers updated chapters on compressor design, rotor dynamics, and hydraulic turbines and features six new chapters on topics such as aerodynamic instability, flutter prediction, blade modeling in steam turbines, multidisciplinary design optimization.
