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Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. The latest design and manufacturing details in mechanical drive steam turbines Steam Turbines shows how to select, improve, operate, and maintain high-quality mechanical drive steam turbines-with maximum efficiency and minimum downtime. This new Second Edition offers authoritative information on the operating characteristics, design features, reliability, and maintenance of all steam turbines. A complete sourcebook, Steam Turbines delivers the expertise required to capitalize on the latest steam turbine and intermediate transmission unit innovations--and improve a plant's efficiency, availability, and profitability. Steam Turbines, Second Edition covers: Variable speed drives and intermediate gearing used for major process machinery and cogeneration drives-- with completely updated content Arrangement, material composition, and basic physical laws governing design of steam turbines How to select optimum configurations, controls, and components Options and ways to upgrade existing steam turbines

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Author:   Heinz Bloch ,  Murari Singh
Publisher:   McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Imprint:   McGraw-Hill Professional
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.80cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 23.60cm
Weight:   0.694kg
ISBN:  

9780071508216

ISBN 10:   007150821
Pages:   414
Publication Date:   16 November 2008
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Turbine Casing and Major Stationary Components Chapter 3. Bearings for Mechanical Drive Turbines Chapter 4. Rotors for Impulse Turbines Chapter 5. Rotors for Reaction Turbines Chapter 6. Turbine Blade Design Overview Chapter 7. Turbine Auxiliaries Chapter 8. Governors and Control Systems Chapter 9. Couplings and Coupling Considerations Chapter 10. Rotor Dynamics Technology Chapter 11. Campbell, Goodman, and SAFE Diagrams for Steam Turbine Blades Chapter 12. Reaction vs. Impulse Type Steam Turbines Chapter 13. Transmission Elements for High-Speed Turbo-machinery Chapter 14. Shortcut Graphical Methods of Turbine Selection Chapter 15. Elliott Shortcut Selection Method for Multivalve, Multistage Turbines Chapter 16. Rerates, Upgrades, and Modifications Appendix A: Glossary Appendix B: Units of Measurement Bibliography and List of Contributors Index

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