centrifugal compressor
11Centrifugal pump — Warman centrifugal pump in a coal preparation plant application A centrifugal pump is a rotodynamic pump that uses a rotating impeller to create flow by the addition of energy to a fluid. Centrifugal pumps are commonly used to move liquids… …
12Compressor stall — A compressor stall is a situation of abnormal airflow resulting from a stall of the aerofoils within the compressor of a jet engine. Stall is found in dynamic compressors, particularly axial compressors, as used in jet engines and turbochargers… …
13Compressor map — Each compressor (or fan) in a gas turbine engine has an operating map. Complete maps are either based on compressor rig test results or are predicted by a special computer program. Alternatively the map of a similar compressor can be suitably… …
14Centrifugal fan — Figure 1: Components of a centrifugal fan Figure 2: Centrifugal fan …
15compressor — /keuhm pres euhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that compresses. 2. Anat. a muscle that compresses some part of the body. 3. Surg. an instrument for compressing a part of the body. 4. a pump or other machine for reducing volume and increasing pressure …
16Compressor station — A compressor station is a facility which helps the transportation process of natural gas from one location to another. Natural gas, while being transported through a gas pipeline, needs to be constantly pressurized in certain distance intervals… …
17centrifugal machine — noun : a machine (as a blower, compressor, fan, filter, or separator) acting by centrifugal force * * * centrifugal machine noun A centrifuge • • • Main Entry: ↑centrifugal …
18compressor blade damage — The various types of damages to compressor blades and their appearances are as follows: Various types of damages that compressor blades can sustain. Only one or two may take place simultaneously though these have been combined in this… …
19compressor, centrifugal — Pump which compresses gaseous refrigerants by centrifugal force …
20compressor — A rotor that draws air into the engine and is driven by a turbine. A compressor must provide the required pressure rise; the compression must be affected with the least possible loss; it must be aerodynamically stable over the operating range of… …
