... iswhollyormainlyparallel to the axis of rotation, the device is termed an axial flow turbomachine (e.g.12 Fluid Mechanics, Thermodynamics of Turbomachinery FIG. 1.1. Diagrammatic form of various types of turbomachine.Figure ... a pump of a given size. To extend the range of this discussion, the effect of the geometricFIG. 1.2. Turbomachine considered as a control volume.6 Fluid Mechanics, Thermodynamics of Turbomachinery variables ... force is the4 Fluid Mechanics, Thermodynamics of Turbomachinery newton (N), defined as that force which, when applied to a mass of 1 kilogram,gives an acceleration to the mass of 1m/s2. The...