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Gas Turbines : a Handbook of Air, Land and Sea Applications.

Covering basic theory, components, installation, maintenance, manufacturing, regulation and industry developments, Gas Turbines: A Handbook of Air, Sea and Land Applications is a broad-based introductory reference designed to give you the knowledge needed to succeed in the gas turbine industry, land...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Soares, Claire
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oxford ; Waltham, MA : Butterworth-Heinemann, an imprint of Elsevier, [2015]
©2015
Edition:2nd ed.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Gas turbines : an introduction and applications
  • Historical development of the gas turbine
  • Gas turbine configurations and heat cycles
  • Gas turbine major components and modules
  • Cooling and load bearing systems
  • Inlets, exhausts, and noise suppression
  • Gas turbine fuel systems and fuels
  • Accessory systems
  • Controls, instrumentation, and diagnostics (CID)
  • Performance, performance testing, and performance optimization
  • Gaseous emissions and the environment
  • Maintenance, repair, and overhaul
  • Installation
  • The business of gas turbines
  • Manufacturing, materials, and metallurgy
  • Microturbines, fuel cells, and hybrid systems
  • Training and education
  • Future trends in the gas turbine industry
  • Basic design theory
  • Additional references and appendix for unit conversion.