Boyce provides an up-to-date reference covering all major aspects of design, operation, and maintenance. He includes technical details on sizing, plant layout, fuel selection, types of drives, and performance characteristics of all major components in a co-generation or combined-cycle power plant. Contents: Section 1: Design, theory, and practice An history and overview of centrifugal compressors Aerothermodynamics of compressors Two dimensional design of compressor stages Three dimensional flow in a centrifugal compressor Diffuser design Surge and surge control Off design performance characteristics Mechanical equipment standards An overview of steam turbines An overview of motor drives Appendices (General properties of air; general properties of gases; Equivalent units) Index Summary.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Pennwell Books
ISBN-13
9780878148011
eBay Product ID (ePID)
107338634
Product Key Features
Subject Area
Mechanical Engineering
Author
P.E. Dr. Meherwan Boyce
Publication Name
Centrifugal Compressors: a Basic Guide
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2003
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
300 Pages
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
P.E. Dr. Meherwan Boyce
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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