Fluid Machinery (Web course)

Faculty Coordinators

Prof. Gautam Biswas

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Kanpur - 208 016,
Email : gtm@iitk.ac.in
Telephone : (91-512) 2597 656 (Office)
(91-512) 2598 564 (Residence)
(91-512) 2597408 (Fax)

Prof. S. Sarkar

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Kanpur - 208 016,
Email : subra@iitk.ac.in
Telephone : (91-512) 2597 942 (Office)
(91-512) 2598 462 (Residence)
(91-512) 2597408 (Fax)

Prof. S. K. Som

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Kharagpur-721302,
Email: sksom@mech.iitkgp.ernet.in
Telephone : (91-3222) 282978 (Office)
(91-3222) 282979 (Residence)
(91-3222) 255303 (Fax)

Detailed Syllabus

Module-1: Basic Principles of Turbomachines

Lecture-1: Introduction; Classification of Fluid Machines; Energy Transfer in Fluid

Machines.

Lecture-2: More About Energy Transfer in Turbomachines; Impulse and Reaction machines.

Lectrue-3: Principles of Similarity and Dimensional Analysis; Specific Speed.

Module-2: Gas Turbine System and Propulsion

Lecture-4: Gas Turbine System and Thermodynamic Analysis (Brayton Cycle).

Lecture-5: Various components of Gas Turbine and Propulsion systems.

Lectures 6-8: Compressors: Centrifugal Compressor, Velocity diagrams, Power input factor,
Losses in Centrifugal Compressors, Compressor characteristics.

Lectures 9-10: Axial Flow Compressors, Velocity diagrams, Degree of Reaction, Compressor
characteristics.

Module-3: Cascade Theory, Axial Flow Turbine and Propulsion System

Lecture 11-12: Elementary Cascade Theory; Compressor Cascade, Turbine Cascade, Effect of
Viscous Flow, Blade Efficiency (or Diffusion Efficiency) and Cascade
Nomenclature.

Lectures 13-15: Axial Flow Turbine; Degree of Reaction, Calculation of Stage Efficiency and
Turbine Performance.

Lectures 16-17: Gas Turbine Combustors; Basic ideas of Turbojet, Turboprop, Turbofan Engines;
Ramjet Engine.

Module-4: Steam Turbines

Lecture 18: Introduction, Flow through nozzles, Stagnation properties, sonic properties and
isentropic expansion through nozzles.

Lecture 19: Effect of Area Variation on Flow Properties in Isentropic Flow.

Lecture 20: Isentropic Flow of a vapor or gas through a nozzle.

Lecture 21: Steam nozzles.

Lecture 22: Steam Turbine; The Single-Stage Impulse Turbine.

Lecture 23: The Compounding of the Impulse Turbine (Velocity and Pressure).

Lecture 24: Reaction Turbines.

Lecture 25: Stage Efficiency and Reheat factor.

Module-5: Hydraulic Turbines

Lecture 26-27: Impulse Turbine: Pelton Wheel, Analysis of Force on the Bucket and Power
Generation, Specific Speed and Wheel Geometry, Governing, Limitation.

Lecture 28-29: Reaction Turbine: Francis Turbine, Runner, Casing, Draft Tube, Head across a
Reaction Turbine, Blade Efficiency.

Lecture 30-31: Kaplan Turbine, Introduction and the Shape of Francis Runner, Types of Draft
Tubes, Cavitation, and Performance Characteristics.

Lecture 32: Comparison of Specific Speeds of Hydraulic Turbines, Governing, Bulb Turbines.
Module-6: Pumps

Lecture 33-35: Introduction, Pumping System and the Net Head Developed, Centrifugal Pump
Impeller and Velocity triangles, Slip Factor, Losses and Characteristics of a
Centrifugal Pump.

Lecture 36: Flow through Volute Chambers, Cavitation in Centrifugal Pumps.

Lecture 37-38: Axial Flow or Propeller Pump, Velocity Triangle and Analysis, System
Characteristics and Matching, Pumps in Series and Parallel.

Module-7: Fans and Blowers

Lecture 39: Working Principle of a Centrifugal Blower, Velocity Triangle and Parametric
Calculations: Work, Efficiency, Number of Blades and Impeller size.

Lecture 40: Fan Laws, Performance of Fans.