Centrifugal compressors, sometimes called impeller compressors or radial compressors, are a sub-class of dynamic axisymmetric work-absorbing turbomachinery...

differs from other rotating compressors such as centrifugal compressor, axi-centrifugal compressors and mixed-flow compressors where the fluid flow will...

compressor is a mechanical device that increases the pressure of a gas by reducing its volume. An air compressor is a specific type of gas compressor...

converting it to pressure energy. Chillers with centrifugal compressors have a 'Centrifugal Compressor Map' that shows the "surge line" and the "choke...

basic categories of gas turbine engine compressor: axial compressor, centrifugal compressor and mixed flow compressor. A fourth, unusual, type is the free-piston...

Compressor surge is a form of aerodynamic instability in axial compressors or centrifugal compressors. The term describes violent air flow oscillating...

and race applications. While the first practical centrifugal compressor was designed in 1899, centrifugal superchargers evolved during World War II with...

Centrifugal clutch Centrifugal compressor Centrifugal evaporator Centrifugal extractor Centrifugal fan Centrifugal force Centrifugal force (rotating reference...

patent showed a two-stage axial compressor feeding a single-sided centrifugal compressor. Practical axial compressors were made possible by ideas from...

screw compressor Rotary vane pump Scroll compressor Centrifugal (roto-dynamic or turbo) compressor Axial compressor, often used in jet engines. Another way...

A compressor stall is a local disruption of the airflow in the compressor of a gas turbine or turbocharger. A stall that results in the complete disruption...

movers": Gas turbine / Centrifugal Compressor uses a natural gas-fired turbine to turn a centrifugal compressor. The centrifugal compressor is similar to a large...

an axial compressor at the same time. They also occur in a centrifugal compressor at entry to the impeller and in the diffuser. The compressor design point...

(PET). Centrifugal compressor Diving air compressor Vapor-compression refrigeration Bloch, H.P. & Hoefner, J.J. (1996). Reciprocating Compressors, Operation...

engine layout, he based it for compactness on a centrifugal impeller (centrifugal or radial compressor) and a radial inflow turbine. Ultimately, this configuration...

especially when creating suction in a pump or compressor. An impeller is a rotating component of a centrifugal pump that accelerates fluid outward from the...

patent showed a two-stage axial compressor feeding a single-sided centrifugal compressor. Practical axial compressors were made possible by ideas from...

versions have seven axial compressor stages mounted on the HP shaft to supercharge a relatively low-pressure-ratio centrifugal compressor. The -C20B is typical...

of different types of compressors. Most common today are the hermetic scroll, semi-hermetic screw, or centrifugal compressors. The condensing side of...

normal pumping operation this pump works like an ordinary centrifugal pump. Centrifugal compressor Axial flow pump Net positive suction head (NPSH) Pump Seal...

This was a relatively large machine which included a 25 stage centrifugal compressor designed by Auguste Rateau and built by the Brown Boveri Company...

unique compressor arrangement, starting with a low-compression impeller in the intake, followed by a "diagonal" stage similar to a centrifugal compressor, and...

turbocharger are: Turbine – usually a radial turbine design Compressor – usually a centrifugal compressor Center housing hub rotating assembly The turbine section...

associated with centrifugal compressors. The impeller can be machined from solid using NC machines, in much the same way as that of a centrifugal design. Diagonal...

patent showed a two-stage axial compressor feeding a single-sided centrifugal compressor. Practical axial compressors were made possible by ideas from...

1932 - Hermetic Compressor 1951 – Packaged Terminal Air Conditioner (PTAC) 1962 - Packaged R-12 Positive Pressure Centrifugal Compressor Chiller 1971 -...

single centrifugal unit. Very small flow compressors often employ two centrifugal compressors, connected in series. Although in isolation centrifugal compressors...

fluids. Centrifugal pumps are also turbomachines that transfer energy from a rotor to a fluid, usually a liquid, while turbines and compressors usually...

rotary-screw compressor is a type of gas compressor, such as an air compressor, that uses a rotary-type positive-displacement mechanism. These compressors are...

Compressor characteristic is a mathematical curve that shows the behaviour of a fluid going through a dynamic compressor. It shows changes in fluid pressure...