In my last blog I wrote about visiting a local middle school to give a talk on ‘What is Turbomachinery, and How Does It Work?’ The quiz at the end of the talk was for the students to list all the turbomachinery in their home. I had a few examples in mind to get the list started but was impressed with how long of a list we were able to generate after the students thought about it for a while. Since then the list has grown to include 40 items. I will present those 40 below, but first let me repeat the assignment and the ground rules to see if you can think of more:
It’s worth repeating the distinction about positive displacement equipment. Here at Concepts NREC we deal with what we consider to be traditional turbomachinery – rotating equipment that imparts or extracts energy to/from a fluid by energy transfer in the tangential or rotational frame via the dynamic action of moving blade rows. Think classical bladed turbomachinery impellers. There is another class of fluid machinery, typically seen in smaller fixed flow rate compressors or pumps – positive displacement equipment– which depends on a change in volume for operation as opposed to the dynamic transfer of energy in turbomachinery. While the operating principle is different, these machines still impart pressure to a fluid and effectively cause fluid to move, so when my middle school students were brainstorming their lists of pumps, turbines, fans, and compressors in their home, I did not exclude or separate out positive displacement equipment.
Without further ado, here is the list with some comments for each entry to briefly explain what it is. If you can think of additional items, please add them in the comment section below and we will append your suggestions to the list.
Here at Concepts NREC we have a wide range of experience in turbomachinery design and have worked on projects to design several of these various types of turbomachinery. The fundamental principles of turbomachinery design apply to each and every one of these examples, but different industries often have their own approach to design/optimize the specific components and their installation. If you want to understand more about the basic thermodynamic and fluid dynamic principles that apply to designing any of these turbomachinery examples, considering attending one of our ‘Turbomachinery Core Fundamentals’ courses offered twice a year. If you want to better understand how specific components are designed, we have several appropriate courses including ‘Centrifugal Compressors’ and ‘Centrifugal and Axial Pumps’. Click here to see our full course lineup or contact us to develop a custom course for your company. And if you need assistance with any turbomachinery project there are a variety of ways we can help, providing you with the tools and training to do the design work, to completing design and manufacturing projects for you. Please don’t hesitate to contact us to see how we can help.
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