Steam Turbines: Design, Application, and Re-Rating, Edition 2

Heinz P. Bloch · Murari Singh

Oct 2008 · McGraw Hill Professional

About this ebook

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

Ratings and reviews

I enjoyed reading through your book. As I am a Trainer in the Generation bussiness. I really appreciate the chaprer 9 on turbine couplings. As I train new candidates this was of a great support. Is there a way I can aquire this chaper on coupings of turbines. Your grafics is best by far. Thanks Regards, Cobus Nieuwoudt

About the author

Heinz P. Bloch, is the authorof McGraw-Hill’s A Practical Guide to Steam Turbine Technology(0-07-005924-1).

Murari P. Singh, Ph.D., is President andDirector of Technology for Safe Technical Solutions, Inc.