Internal Flow
Concepts and Applications

Analysis and behaviour of internal flows encountered in propulsion systems, fluid machinery and ducts.

E. M. Greitzer (Author), C. S. Tan (Author), M. B. Graf (Author)

9780521036726, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 26 February 2007

736 pages, 9 tables
24.4 x 17 x 3.7 cm, 1.15 kg

'This book provides an authoritative compilation of knowledge relating to internal flows … The book is well and clearly written with clear derivation of the equations … the overall impression of this book is of a thorough presentation, carefully written and illustrated, and providing a very good starting point for the exploration of questions relating to internal flows.' Measurement and Control

This book describes the analysis and behaviour of internal flows encountered in propulsion systems, fluid machinery (compressors, turbines and pumps) and ducts (diffusers, nozzles and combustion chambers). The focus is on phenomena that are important in setting the performance of a broad range of fluid devices. The authors show that even for complex processes one can learn a great deal about the behaviour of such devices from a clear understanding and rigorous use of basic principles. Throughout the book they illustrate theoretical principles by reference to technological applications. The strong emphasis on fundamentals, however, means that the ideas presented can be applied beyond internal flow to other types of fluid motion. The book equips students and practising engineers with a range of new analytical tools. These tools offer enhanced interpretation and application of both experimental measurements and the computational procedures that characterize modern fluids engineering.

Preface
Acknowledgements
Conventions and nomenclature
1. Equations of motion
2. Some useful basic ideas
3. Vorticity and circulation
4. Boundary layers and free shear layers
5. Loss sources and loss accounting
6. Unsteady flow
7. Flow in rotating passages
8. Swirling flow
9. Generation of streamwise vorticity and three-dimensional flow
10. Compressible internal flow
11. Flow with heat addition
12. Non-uniform flow in fluid components
References
Supplementary references appearing in figures
Index.

Subject Areas: Aerospace & aviation technology [TRP], Mechanical engineering [TGB]