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ME-5424: Turbomachinery

Description: Application of fluid mechanics and thermodynamics to turbomachinery, with emphasis on high speed machines. Review of basic concepts and ideal performance. Viscous effects - losses and stall. Three dimensional and secondary flow. Actual machine performance and design considerations. Selected topics including axial and centrifugal machines, transonic flow, transient behavior, and three-dimensional flow design. II

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: N/A

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 18

Average GPA: 3.63 (A-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 53.47%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 1.12%

Walter F O'brien201970.5%25.0%1.9%0.0%1.7%0.8%3.5914
Chang Min Son202482.8%15.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%2.3%3.764

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