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Learning objectives:	The students are able to explain and comment on the design and operation of thermal turbomachines in detail. Moreover, they can evaluate the range of applications for turbomachinery. Therefore, students are able to to describe and analyze not only the individual components but also entire assemblies. The students can assess and evaluate the effects of physical, economic and ecological boundary conditions.
Course content:	Basic concepts of thermal turbomachinery Steam Turbines - Thermodynamic process analysis Gas Turbines - Thermodynamic process analysis Combined cycle and cogeneration processes Overview of turbomachinery theory and kinematics Energy transfer process within a turbine stage 1-D streamline analysis techniques 3-D flow fields and radial momentum equilibrium in turbines Cumulative consideration of turbine losses Comparison of compressor and turbine operation principle Design guidelines for turbines and compressors, stage characteristics Operational performance of multi-stage turbo machines at off-design operation points
Prerequisites:	None. Recommended in combination with the lecture 'Thermal Turbomachinery II'.
Workload:	Attendance time: 45 h Self-study: 90 h
Literature references:	Lecture notes Bohl, W.: Turbomachinery, Vol. I, II; Vogel Verlag, 1990, 1991 Sigloch, H.: Turbomachinery, Carl Hanser Verlag, 1993 Traupel, W.: Thermische Turbomaschinen Bd. I, II, Springer-Verlag, 1977, 1982