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Preface
This book is the English language version of a course on turbomachines, taught in
Dutch by the author at Ghent University from 1992 to 2013. It was composed at the
occasion of the change to English as teaching language in master programmes in
engineering, starting with the academic year 2013–2014. Meanwhile, the text was
adapted to include some modern evolutions in the field of turbomachinery, however
avoiding advanced topics, since the objective of the book is to teach fundamentals
of turbomachines.
In the first chapter, the basic equations of fluid mechanics and thermodynamics are derived from first principles, formulated for application to turbomachines.
With this chapter, the necessary prior knowledge for the study of turbomachines is
refreshed. The prior knowledge needed is basic fluid mechanics and basic technical
thermodynamics. For fluid mechanics, this comprises topics such as mechanical
properties of fluids, fluid statics, equations of flow in integral and differential form,
dimensional analysis and internal laminar and turbulent flow of constant density
Preface
This book is the English language version of a course on turbomachines, taught in
Dutch by the author at Ghent University from 1992 to 2013. It was composed at the
occasion of the change to English as teaching language in master programmes in
engineering, starting with the academic year 2013–2014. Meanwhile, the text was
adapted to include some modern evolutions in the field of turbomachinery, however
avoiding advanced topics, since the objective of the book is to teach fundamentals
of turbomachines.
In the first chapter, the basic equations of fluid mechanics and thermodynamics are derived from first principles, formulated for application to turbomachines.
With this chapter, the necessary prior knowledge for the study of turbomachines is
refreshed. The prior knowledge needed is basic fluid mechanics and basic technical
thermodynamics. For fluid mechanics, this comprises topics such as mechanical
properties of fluids, fluid statics, equations of flow in integral and differential form,
dimensional analysis and internal laminar and turbulent flow of constant density