What is Axial: Definition and 195 Discussions

An axial compressor is a gas compressor that can continuously pressurize gases. It is a rotating, airfoil-based compressor in which the gas or working fluid principally flows parallel to the axis of rotation, or axially. This differs from other rotating compressors such as centrifugal compressor, axi-centrifugal compressors and mixed-flow compressors where the fluid flow will include a "radial component" through the compressor. The energy level of the fluid increases as it flows through the compressor due to the action of the rotor blades which exert a torque on the fluid. The stationary blades slow the fluid, converting the circumferential component of flow into pressure. Compressors are typically driven by an electric motor or a steam or a gas turbine.Axial flow compressors produce a continuous flow of compressed gas, and have the benefits of high efficiency and large mass flow rate, particularly in relation to their size and cross-section. They do, however, require several rows of airfoils to achieve a large pressure rise, making them complex and expensive relative to other designs (e.g. centrifugal compressors).
Axial compressors are integral to the design of large gas turbines such as jet engines, high speed ship engines, and small scale power stations. They are also used in industrial applications such as large volume air separation plants, blast furnace air, fluid catalytic cracking air, and propane dehydrogenation. Due to high performance, high reliability and flexible operation during the flight envelope, they are also used in aerospace rocket engines, as fuel pumps and in other critical high volume applications.

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    How to obtain Axial Load Capacity from Tapered Roller Bearings Catalog

    Hello there, I'm trying to select a tapered roller bearing (TRB) for my actuator, I know the peak axial force that is going to come. I have some radial load as well. I want to select the TRB based on the axial load, but all the bearing catalogs or most of them give Dynamic and static Load...
  2. Hoon Sol

    A Does the invariable plane of the Solar system have axial precession?

    As the title asks, does the invariable plane of the Solar system have axial precession? And if so, how much and at what rate? I have tried to find an answer to these questions for a while now, but still haven't found any. I recently asked on reddit too, which pointed me to some speculation...
  3. AhmedAB

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  4. V

    Automotive Calculating radial and axial loads for a tapered roller bearing

    Hi I'm analyzing a tapered roller bearing as part of a differential. I know the shaft is providing input torque of 333.5 N-m @ 4000RPM, and I know the bore size of the bearing, 30mm. I need to find the radial and axial forces given that torque, so I can move on to finding C10, L10, rated load...
  5. FEAnalyst

    Corrugated tube (bellow) under axial load

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  6. A

    Engineering Why are the radial and the axial stress in a rotating thin ring null?

    Greetings, while studying the stress in the rotating thing ring and find out the last equation that says I would like to understand why? Thank you!
  7. M

    Why do I have a bending moment and an axial displacement here?

    Hello, I have an flexure where the force is applied asymmetrical, I just can't visualize why their should be a bending moment instead of an bending force? How can I distinguish those? Thanks!
  8. angweieng

    A What are Z+, Z-, N+, and N- in the Axial Charge Definition?

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  9. berserkhealr

    Need help with Axial flux generator

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  10. M

    Engineering Axial Flow Turbine Design Question

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  11. Andrea Vironda

    Sensor for detecting piston axial position

    Hi, I have a steel piston running below a 3-4 mm thick steel wall. I'd need to know the piston position below the wall without drilling the wall. I'm thinking to an inductive sensor but I think it will not work because it will detect all the time something in front of him (the fixed wall)...
  12. L

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  13. T

    Understanding Axial Loading On a Member

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  14. RicardoMP

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  15. T

    Understanding the concept of Axial Loading/Force

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  16. R

    Time-dependent axial deformation

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  17. T

    Maximum pull-off load, axial load and radial load of two strapped pipes

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  18. N

    How to calculate the axial components for a helix?

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  19. O

    Bending a beam from straight to an arc with axial force

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  20. jedishrfu

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  21. T

    Axial Transformation of a pion

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  22. E

    How to calculate the required length of an axial pump piston

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  23. A

    Calculating the velocity and pressure profiles across an axial fan

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  24. E

    Selecting an Axial Piston Pump for a 1000m Manned Submersible Application

    So I posted yesterday about appropriate pumps for pumping water out of a ballast tank in a manned submersibles at a depth of 1000m. I decided to switch to an axial piston pump. I got that the require pump head is approx. 410 m and the required power input provided by the pump is approx. 18 000W...
  25. K

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  26. D

    Calculate Axial Load on Column from Beam Transfer

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  27. S

    Axial loading of a composite beam

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  28. F

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  29. Feodalherren

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  30. D

    Find Axial Force at X: Structural Analysis Problem

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  31. U

    Laser Question - Axial Modes & Gain Saturation

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  32. marcoravelli

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    Linear force vs Torque vs Axial force

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  34. Z

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    I just found that applying an axial load of magnitude σ on both sides of a ductile rod will produce a max in plane shear stress of magnitude σ/2. Why is this? How can there be shear stress if only a normal force is applied?
  35. W

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  36. Rod Alexei

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  37. gasar8

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  38. M

    What is the use of a butterfly valve in axial compressor

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  39. M

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  40. S

    B Understanding Axial and Radial Moments: Definition and Importance

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  41. O

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  42. A

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  43. P

    I Why is the 5 used in the axial Chiral current formulas?

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  44. A

    PFR with axial dispersion - CSTR in series conversion?

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  45. C

    I Meteor impact and axial tilt, relation to climate

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  46. B

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  47. L

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  48. S

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  49. T

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  50. M

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