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Marine, Steam Engines, and Turbines.

Marine Engineering Series: Marine Steam Turbines and Engines, Fourth Edition deals with the principles behind how turbines and engines function, how they progressed over the years, and how they operate. The book covers related topics such as the generation and properties of steam; the different part...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McBirnie, S. C.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Burlington : Elsevier Science, 1980.
Edición:4th ed.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Front Cover; Marine Steam Engines and Turbines; Copyright Page; Preface; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1. Generation and properties of steam; Steam tables; Note on the SI unit of pressure; The Students' Tables; Use of the SI Steam Tables; Wet steam; Superheated steam; Chapter 2. Reciprocating engines; Principles of operation; Constructional details; Compounding; Chapter 3. Steam turbines; THE TURBINE ROTOR; TURBINE MAIN BEARINGS; TURBINE BLADES AND BLADE FIXTURES; GLANDS; THE TURBINE CASING; EXPANSION ALLOWANCE IN ROTOR AND CASING; LUBRICATING-OIL SYSTEM; SAFETY DEVICES.
  • STEAM SUPPLY TO TURBINEEXAMPLES OF MODERN MARINE STEAM TURBINES; APPROACH TO AUTOMATIC CONTROL; TURBINE OPERATION, MAINTENANCEAND OVERHAUL; LIFTING THE TOP HALF OF A TURBINE CASING; MEASUREMENT OF TURBINE POWER; Chapter 4. Turbine reduction gears; EPICYCLIC GEARS; DOUBLE-REDUCTION EPICYCLIC GEAR; Chapter 5. Balancing and critical speed of turbine rotors; THE AVERY ELECTRODYNAMIC BALANCINGMACHINE; SHAFTING; CRITICAL SPEED OF TURBINE ROTORS; Chapter 6. Condensers; CONDENSER CALCULATIONS; EFFECTS OF VARYING CONDITIONS ON THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CONDENSER; Chapter 7. Special engines and turbines.
  • REHEATER ENGINESSTEAM JACKETING; UNIFLOW ENGINES; RECIPROCATING ENGINE-TURBINE COMBINATION; Chapter 8. Entropy and its uses: energy diagrams involving entropy; Chapter 9. Steam engine and turbine cycles and efficiencies; Chapter 10. Steam turbine theory; FUNDAMENTAL TYPES OF TURBINES; STEAM TURBINE NOZZLES; COMPOUNDING PURE IMPULSE TURBINES; STEAM FLOW AREA; CALCULATIONS FOR A SINGLE-ROW PURE IMPULSE TURBINE STAGE; REACTION TURBINES; TYPE NAMES OF TURBINES; MULTISTAGE TURBINES; Chapter 11. Regenerative feed heating; 1. STRAIGHT TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE WITHOUT FEED HEATING.
  • 2. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE WITH A SINGLE STAGE OF FEED HEATING UTILISING SOME OF THE LP. EXHAUST STEAM3. TRIPLE- EXPANSION ENGINE WITH A SINGLE STAGE OF FEED HEATING UTILISING SOME OF THE H.P. EXHAUST STEAM; 4. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE WITH TWO STAGES OF FEED HEATING UTILISING SOME OF THEH. P. EXHAUST STEAM AND SOME OF THE I.P. EXHAUST STEAM; DEVELOPMENT OF THE FEED HEATING SYSTEM; Chapter 12. The Rankine cycle in practice; REPRESENTATIVE MODERN STEAM TURBINE CYCLES; Chapter 13. Future possibilities; Chapter 14. Going to sea; setting watches; engine room procedure; Index.