Understanding and Designing Axial Compressors

<This course covers the comprehensive understanding and designing of axial flow compressors. It starts with the performance characteristics of single and multistage axial compressors, explaining how parameters like loading coefficient, flow coefficient, and efficiency influence their performance. The course then delves into the concept of instability in axial compressors, discussing the different forms of instability and their effects on compressor performance. It further explores the transition from subsonic to supersonic compressors, highlighting the challenges faced during this transition and the development of transonic compressors. The course also provides a detailed understanding of the design process of axial flow compressors, including the creation of a flow track, the design of individual compressor stages and blade rows, and the use of computational flow dynamics. Lastly, the course discusses the issue of noise regulation in the context of axial flow compressors and the measures taken to contain this noise.