Pumps and Compressors

Flow analysis in pumping systems; design variations in low speed and high speed pumping systems; Concept of Rothalpy; Cavitation; Prediction of cavitation inception, Cavitation in hydraulic machines; Potential flow analysis of two dimensional cascades; Experimental correlation; Methods for solving direct and inverse cascade problems for compressible flow; Three dimensional flow in axial turbomachines, Radial equilibrium approach; Secondary flows and loss estimation; Off-design performance; Design constraints and variations in pumping systems for special applications; Stability of pumping systems.