Hard Cover Book

Evaluating and Improving Steam Turbine Performance

by: KC Cotton, 1998


Current design practices and methods for testing steam turbines and interpreting test results are presented in this 536-page hard cover book. In an impressive array of examples, Mr. Cotton compares measured performance and current design data to quantify performance losses. Then, using these measurements and deductive reasoning, he pinpoints problem areas, identifies the nature of the deficiency and proposes remedial action.

Contents

Chapter:

  1. Thermodynamics and Fluid Flow Review
  2. Introduction to Turbine Performance
  3. Steam Turbine Stage Efficiency
  4. Turbine Cycle Monitoring
  5. Control Valves
  6. Abnormal Operating Conditions
  7. Acceptance Testing
  8. Turbine Characteristics
  9. Interpreting Test Data
  10. The Effect of Power Plant Operation on the Deterioration of Turbine Efficiency
  11. Cogeneration
  12. Combined Cycles

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