Internal Flows in Turbomachines
MIT OpenCourseWare's graduate course on the fluid mechanics behind internal flow devices, with an emphasis on problems that arise in air breathing propulsion. The course covers the fluid dynamic principles governing compressors, turbines, and related industrial machinery, treating turbomachinery as one application among several rather than the sole focus. Topics include boundary layers, secondary flows, unsteady and rotating flow effects, and loss mechanisms in internal passages, developed with the rigor the instructors call industrial strength fluid mechanics. Materials include lecture notes, problem sets, and exam materials from MIT's Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, freely available for self study with no certificate offered. The course assumes prior graduate level fluid mechanics and is aimed at students and engineers who need a rigorous grounding in the physics behind propulsion and turbomachinery design.