Turbomachinery Rotordynamics

Current attention in turbomachinery design and operation is sharply focused on the achievement of higher levels of availability and reliability. The usual trends towards minimum weight and low vibration have become standard well-recognized criteria for turbomachines of all types. The thrust of new work is towards increasing the number of operating hours per year and to minimize outage and maintenance periods. It is hoped that the technology presented in this volume, "Rotordynamics II- Problems of Turbo machinery" will contribute towards the above objectives by its consolidated presentation of existing material, and with the inclusion of newly prepared material on a range of new and important topics. This latter is not elsewhere available in a single volume.

Control of Surge in Centrifugal Compressors by Active Magnetic Bearings sets out the fundamentals of integrating the active magnetic bearing (AMB) rotor suspension technology in compressor systems, and describes how this relatively new bearing technology can be employed in the active control of compressor surge.