Fundamentals of Turbomachinery

Dr. Ernesto Benini is a Full Professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering of the University of Padova, Italy, and leads the “TEMPEST” research group. He earned his PhD in Energy Science and Engineering (2000) from the University of Padova, Italy. He has more than 25 years of experience in the research and development of advanced methods for the design and analysis of high-speed fluid machines, with an emphasis on super-hypersonic propulsion and transonic machines. He is a Principal Investigator of numerous private and European research projects, as well as a Scientific Advisor to major international companies in the propulsion sector. He is also a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), an Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), and a member of the Advisory Council for Aviation Research and Innovation in Europe (ACARE). He serves as the Chair of the AIAA Gas Turbine Engines Technical Committee – Education. He is the author or co-author of more than 350 scientific publications concerning fluid dynamics of machines and has also been granted several international patents.

• 1. Basic Concepts. 2. Introduction to Turbomachines. 3. One-Dimensional Theory of Turbomachines. 4. Dimensional Analysis of Turbomachines. 5. Pump Systems. 6. Two-Dimensional Cascades. 7. Three-Dimensional Flow in Axial Flow Machines. 8. Three-Dimensional Flow Losses. 9. Axial Flow Compressors. 10. Axial Flow Turbines. 11. Centrifugal Compressors. 12. Centripetal Turbines. 13. General Principles of Rotor Dynamics in Turbomachinery. 14. Materials for Turbomachines. Appendix A.