Centrifugal compressors, sometimes called impeller compressors or radial compressors, are a sub-class of dynamic axisymmetric work-absorbing turbomachinery... 61 KB (7,523 words) - 01:00, 14 May 2024 |
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... 50 KB (7,010 words) - 21:03, 12 February 2024 |
Compressor surge is a form of aerodynamic instability in axial compressors or centrifugal compressors. The term describes violent air flow oscillating... 11 KB (1,536 words) - 19:50, 17 April 2024 |
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... 31 KB (3,592 words) - 06:17, 30 March 2024 |
and race applications. While the first practical centrifugal compressor was designed in 1899, centrifugal superchargers evolved during World War II with... 8 KB (1,098 words) - 15:53, 24 March 2024 |
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... 27 KB (3,467 words) - 00:57, 21 March 2024 |
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... 41 KB (6,246 words) - 00:01, 11 February 2024 |