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Fluid Mechanics For Power Generation: An Essential Science For All Thermal Processes !!!!!
Fluid Mechanics For Power Generation: An Essential Science For All Thermal Processes !!!!!
As early as 400,000 BC, fire was kindled in the caves of Peking man.
Transportation of Fuel.
Internal supply of fuel and air through the fuel handling equipment.
Internal circulation of flue gas and steam through steam generator &
Condenser.
Operation of all journal bearings.
Operation of all the pumps, fans & compressors.
Operation of Many control systems.
Fluid Mechanics
P M V SUBBARAO
Associate Professor
Mechanical Engineering Department
IIT Delhi
m
m
V2
V1
V1
m
V1
V2
V2
Newtons Force:
Active Force : F m V2 V1
Re active Force : R m V1 V2
All quantities are invariant in time.
Vary in spacial direction only.
Still it is possible to accomplish Power Generation.
More Advanced systems are more invariant with time.
Stage of A Turbine
Steam
kinetic
Power
Nozzle Losses
Isentropic efficiency of
Nozzle
Blade
kinetic
Power
Stage Losses
Moving Blade
Losses
BY
P M V Subbarao
Associate Professor
Mechanical Engineering Department
I I T Delhi
Cyclone-type classifier.
Axial and
radial gas
velocity
components
Centrifugal Classifiers
Correlation of pressure
loss coefficient with
Reynolds number
through the mill section
of an exhauster-type
mill.
Fundamentals of Fluid
Mechanics
Introduction