Fans – air is the working medium
· axial flow
· radial flow (centrifugal)
Blowers – air is the working medium
· axial flow
· radial flow (centrifugal)
Propellers and Ducted Fans – air is the working medium
Compressors – air is the working medium
· reciprocating
· rotary
§ axial flow
§ radial flow (centrifugal)
§ mixed flow
Pumps – water is the working medium
· reciprocating
· rotary
§ axial flow
§ radial flow (centrifugal)
§ mixed flow
Power Producing Turbomachines
Gas turbines – air and combustion gas is the working medium
· axial flow
· radial flow radial flow
Steam turbine – steam is the working medium
· impulse turbine
· reaction turbine
Hydraulic turbines – water is the working medium
· impulse turbine
· reaction turbine
§ mixed flow
§ axial flow
Wind turbines – air / wind is the working medium
· vertical axis
· horizontal axis
