Application Examples
Low capital and low operating costs and high operational flexibility — these are the usual expectations the compressor user has when sending out enquiries to process compressor manufacturers. Operational flexibility is the ability of the compressor to cop
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Klaus H. Ludtke
Process Centrifugal Compressors Basics, Function, Operation, Design, Application
With 211 Figures
Springer
Dipl.-Ing. Klaus H. Ludtke Hedwigstrasse 10 D-13467 Berlin Germany [email protected]
ISBN 978-3-642-07330-4
ISBN 978-3-662-09449-5 (eBook)
DOI 10.1007/978-3-662-09449-5
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Dedicated to my wife Marianne and my children Susanne and Roland
Foreword
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 centrifugal compressor components has been transformed from an "art" into a "science". 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
