TY  - BOOK
AU  - Leizerovich,A.Sh
ED  - Knovel (Firm)
TI  - Steam turbines for modern fossil-fuel power plants
SN  - 9780881735499 (electronic bk.)
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Lilburn, GA
PB  - Fairmont Press
KW  - Steam-turbines
KW  - Steam power plants
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Steam turbines in the modern world -- Rise of steam turbine output and efficiency with steam parameters --   Configuration of modern power steam turbines -- Design of steam path, blading, gland seals, and valves -- Last stage blades and exhaust hoods of LP cylinders -- Thermal expansion, bearings, and lubrication -- Operating conditions and start-up systems for steam-turbine power units -- Experimental and calculation researches of turbine transients -- Start-up technologies as applied to different start-up systems -- Start-up instructions for steam-turbine power units and their improvement -- Scheduled and unscheduled load changes within and beyond the governed range -- Cycling operation and its influence on turbine performances -- Automated data acquisition and control systems for modern power plants -- Diagnostic monitoring of turbine heat-rate and flow-capacity performances -- Diagnostic monitoring of turbine temperature and thermal-stress states -- Post-operative analysis of the turbine's operating conditions -- Assessment and extension of steam turbine lifetime -- Steam turbine upgrade -- Appendixes: List of abbreviationsand symbols -- Acronyms -- Symbols -- Subscripts and superscripts -- Criteria of similarity -- Conversion table for main units used; Electronic reproduction; Norwich, N.Y.; Knovel; 2009; System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader; Available via the World Wide Web; Access restricted to users at licensed institutions; Includes interactive index
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