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