Learning Objectives

After completing today's reading, exercises, and the associated homework you should be able to:

• State the purpose, phycial design constraints, and common modeling assumptions fod the following steady-state, open system devices:
  • nozzles,
  • diffusers,
  • throttling valves,
  • compressors,
  • pumps,
  • fans,
  • blowers,
  • turbines, and
  • heat exchangers with and without fluid mixing.
• Apply conservation of mass and energy to the above devices to solve for quantities of interest.