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Description of  Steam Turbines: Design, Application, and Re-Rating

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 innovationsand 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 My Link