Centrifugal compressors, sometimes called impeller compressors or radial compressors, are a sub-class of dynamic axisymmetric work-absorbing turbomachinery...
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differs from other rotating compressors such as centrifugal compressor, axi-centrifugal compressors and mixed-flow compressors where the fluid flow will...
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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...
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Vapor-compression refrigeration (redirect from Compressor refrigerator)
converting it to pressure energy. Chillers with centrifugal compressors have a 'Centrifugal Compressor Map' that shows the "surge line" and the "choke...
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basic categories of gas turbine engine compressor: axial compressor, centrifugal compressor and mixed flow compressor. A fourth, unusual, type is the free-piston...
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Compressor surge is a form of aerodynamic instability in axial compressors or centrifugal compressors. The term describes violent air flow oscillating...
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and race applications. While the first practical centrifugal compressor was designed in 1899, centrifugal superchargers evolved during World War II with...
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Turbojet (redirect from Centrifugal-flow turbojet)
patent showed a two-stage axial compressor feeding a single-sided centrifugal compressor. Practical axial compressors were made possible by ideas from...
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screw compressor Rotary vane pump Scroll compressor Centrifugal (roto-dynamic or turbo) compressor Axial compressor, often used in jet engines. Another way...
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movers": Gas turbine / Centrifugal Compressor uses a natural gas-fired turbine to turn a centrifugal compressor. The centrifugal compressor is similar to a large...
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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...
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patent showed a two-stage axial compressor feeding a single-sided centrifugal compressor. Practical axial compressors were made possible by ideas from...
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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...
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Centrifugal clutch Centrifugal compressor Centrifugal evaporator Centrifugal extractor Centrifugal fan Centrifugal force Centrifugal force (rotating reference...
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engine layout, he based it for compactness on a centrifugal impeller (centrifugal or radial compressor) and a radial inflow turbine. Ultimately, this configuration...
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Impeller (section In centrifugal compressors)
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...
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heat. Centrifugal compressor Diving air compressor Vapor-compression refrigeration Bloch, H.P. & Hoefner, J.J. (1996). Reciprocating Compressors, Operation...
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versions have seven axial compressor stages mounted on the HP shaft to supercharge a relatively low-pressure-ratio centrifugal compressor. The -C20B is typical...
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of different types of compressors. Most common today are the hermetic scroll, semi-hermetic screw, or centrifugal compressors. The condensing side of...
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fluids. Centrifugal pumps are also turbomachines that transfer energy from a rotor to a fluid, usually a liquid, while turbines and compressors usually...
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Turbocharger (section Compressor)
turbocharger are: Turbine – usually a radial turbine design Compressor – usually a centrifugal compressor Center housing hub rotating assembly The turbine section...
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This was a relatively large machine which included a 25 stage centrifugal compressor designed by Auguste Rateau and built by the Brown Boveri Company...
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normal pumping operation this pump works like an ordinary centrifugal pump. Centrifugal compressor Axial flow pump Net positive suction head (NPSH) Pump Seal...
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Klimov VK-1 (category Centrifugal-flow turbojet engines)
The engine featured a centrifugal compressor, requiring a larger-diameter fuselage than aircraft featuring axial compressor designs that had already...
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Rolls-Royce Derwent (category Centrifugal-flow turbojet engines)
The Rolls-Royce RB.37 Derwent is a 1940s British centrifugal compressor turbojet engine, the second Rolls-Royce jet engine to enter production. It was...
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Heinkel HeS 011 (category Centrifugal-flow turbojet engines)
unique compressor arrangement, starting with a low-compression impeller in the intake, followed by a "diagonal" stage similar to a centrifugal compressor, and...
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Jet engine (category Gas compressors)
patent showed a two-stage axial compressor feeding a single-sided centrifugal compressor. Practical axial compressors were made possible by ideas from...
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1932 - Hermetic Compressor 1951 – Packaged Terminal Air Conditioner (PTAC) 1962 - Packaged R-12 Positive Pressure Centrifugal Compressor Chiller 1971 -...
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not as controlled as expected, a side-effect of the axial-centrifugal high-pressure compressor selection, controlling software was adapted to maintain a...
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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...
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