Aerodynamic Design of Axial Flow Compressors & Fans

Week 1: Introduction to axial flow compressor and fans, applications for aircraft engines, land based power plants, industrial applications, Construction of axial flow compressor Week 2:Understanding of aerodynamic and thermodynamic work for compression process, axial, radial and tangential momentum , various fan and compressor possible configurations like only rotor Week 3:3D flow through axial flow compressor, work done factor, radial equilibrium theory and it’s applications, introduction to various design approaches like free vortex Week 4:Flow track design and understanding with different requirements, axial flow compressor cascade and introduction to various angles like air angle, flow angle, incidence angle, deviation angle Week 5:Selection of camber line and Importance of these angle for design consideration and the effects on performance of axial flow machines, concept of critical velocity ratio. Numerical Week 6:Criteria for selection of various deign parameters, guidelines for selection initial parameters as first cut calculation. Systematic approach for design of axial flow compressor design based of various approaches. Week 7:Design of low speed axial flow compressor based of various design considerations, adoption of airfoil for finalizing the rotor and stator blades. (Numerical) Week 8:Design of low speed contra rotating axial flow compressor based of various design considerations, adoption of airfoil for finalizing the rotor and stator blades. (Numerical) Week 9:Need for transonic compressor stages, type of transonic airfoils and their special applications. Week 10:Design of transonic axial flow compressor based of various design considerations. (Numerical) Week 11:Need for future axial flow compressors for specific applications and special need. Design of industrial fans based of various design considerations. (Numerical) Week 12:Use of CFD for axial flow compressor and fan analysis and understanding of modifications in design