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Performance Corrections for Compressor Maps

Performance Corrections for Compressor Maps

By Mark R. Anderson
Mar 29, 2019

Turbomachinery performance is almost always analyzed and tested with a fixed inflow condition. In other words, the assumption is that the inflow fluid temperature and pressure is defined and...

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Water & Turbomachinery - Two Great Things, That Go Great Together

Water & Turbomachinery - Two Great Things, That Go Great Together

By Andrew Provo
Mar 22, 2019

I work with water a lot here at Concepts NREC. Water is frequently the fluid that flows through various types of rotating equipment we design to either release or store energy. Mankind’s fascination...

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Designing Ruled Surfaces for Flank Milling

Designing Ruled Surfaces for Flank Milling

By Peter Klein
Mar 15, 2019

As discussed in my previous blog post, Flank Milling, How Hard Can it Be?, turbomachinery blades are commonly designed as ruled surfaces, with the goal of making manufacturing easier and faster with...

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What's Better than Perfect? Semi-Perfect Gas Models

What's Better than Perfect? Semi-Perfect Gas Models

By Mark R. Anderson
Mar 8, 2019

In a previous blog, Fluid Phenomena Primer: Energy Versus Temperature, Specific Heat, I explained the behavior for gas phase fluids and how the temperature is affected at high energy levels. In...

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How the Design of a Wind Turbine Differs from Other Types

How the Design of a Wind Turbine Differs from Other Types

By Kerry Oliphant
Mar 1, 2019

Wind power generation is rapidly growing worldwide, and with that growth, demand for wind turbine design engineers is also growing. However, an engineer who has experience designing turbines in most...

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