ME 597 Principles of Turbomachinery (3 cr.)

Syllabus
Outcomes: After completion of this course, the students should be able to:

1. Be able to give precise definition of turbomachinery.

2. Identify various types of turbomachinery.

3. Perform thermal cycle analysis on gas-turbine engines.

4. Perform fluid dynamic analysis of diffusers.

5. Apply the Euler's equation for tubomachinery to analyze energy transfer in turbomachines.

6. Apply three-dimensional velocity diagrams to turbomachinery analysis.

7. Design axial-flow turbines and compressors.

8. Design radial-flow turbomachines.

9. Compute efficiencies of various turbomachines.

Note: The letters within the brackets indicate the general program outcomes of mechanical engineering. See: ME Program Outcomes.