Marine Steam Engines and Turbines

✍ Scribed by S. C. McBirnie

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 2014
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 720
• Series: Marine Engineering Series
• Edition: 4th ed
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

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 parts and examples of turbines; turbine reduction gears; and the balance and speed of turbine rotors. The selection also covers special turbines and engines; the cycles and efficiencies of steam turbines and engines; the steam turbine theory; and future possibilities of steam turbines and engines.>  Read more...

Abstract: 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 parts and examples of turbines; turbine reduction gears; and the balance and speed of turbine rotors. The selection also covers special turbines and engines; the cycles and efficiencies of steam turbines and engines; the steam turbine theory; and future possibilities of steam turbines and engines.&gt

✦ Table of Contents

Content: Front Cover
Marine Steam Engines and Turbines
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Preface
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.

✦ Subjects

Marine engines.;Steam-turbines, Marine.