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Process Centrifugal Compressors

Basics, Function, Operation, Design, Application

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  • © 2004

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Authors:
  1. Klaus H. Lüdtke

    1. Hedwigstrasse 10, Berlin, Germany

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  • Most of the compressors used in process industries are of the centrifugal type described here
  • Presents for the first time information that is available only to original equipment manufacturers
  • Summarizes the author's 40 years' industrial experience
  • The author has written many contributions (e.g. in DUBBEL's and BORSIG's handbooks)
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XVII
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  2. Basic Compressor Aero-Thermodynamics

    • Klaus H. Lüdtke
    Pages 1-45

  3. Thermodynamics of Real Gases

    • Klaus H. Lüdtke
    Pages 47-70

  4. Aero Components — Function and Features

    • Klaus H. Lüdtke
    Pages 71-92

  5. Compressor Design Constraints

    • Klaus H. Lüdtke
    Pages 93-111

  6. Compressor Off-Design Operation

    • Klaus H. Lüdtke
    Pages 113-156

  7. Aerodynamic Compressor Design: Case Study

    • Klaus H. Lüdtke
    Pages 157-230

  8. Application Examples

    • Klaus H. Lüdtke
    Pages 231-258

  9. Improving Efficiency and Operating Range

    • Klaus H. Lüdtke
    Pages 259-280

  10. Rerate of Process Centrifugal Compressors

    • Klaus H. Lüdtke
    Pages 281-307

  11. Standardization of Compressor Components

    • Klaus H. Lüdtke
    Pages 309-316

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 317-328
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About this book

Throughout the last decades, centrifugal compressor research and development have been revolutionized. Computational fluid dynamics have provided a better understanding of the flow and physical phenomena, and the design of new cen­ trifugal compressor components has been transformed from an "art" into a "sci­ ence". New materials and manufacturing techniques now create new geometries that could only be dreamed of in the past, and new challenging applications have pushed the limits beyond what was considered the state of the art. This new book presenting a comprehensive look at industrial compressors is therefore very timely. Readers will find a large amount of information based on extensive experience, a clear and well-founded approach to real-gas handling and solutions to many practical problems. It will provide engineering contractors and users of industrial compressors with a better insight into the "how" and "why" of different design features thus allowing a more profound basis for discussions with manufacturers. It will also cast a light on the day-by-day design practice to academia by revealing the limitations and requirements of practical applications and economics. This book combines a strict mathematical approach with practical experience and is illustrated with many examples. It fills in the gap between academic text­ books and encyclopaedic descriptions of industrial compressors. I have no doubt that this book, based on several decades of experience in the industry, both in the USA and Europe, will be well received by the centrifugal compressor community.

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  • Hedwigstrasse 10, Berlin, Germany

    Klaus H. Lüdtke

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