Steam turbines, a practical and theoretical treatise for engineers and students, including a discussion of mercury and gas turbines: By James Ambrose Moyer, S.B., A.M. Sixth edition, revised and enlarged. ix-557 pages, illustrations, 8vo, cloth, with an entropy chart folder. New York, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1929. Price $4.50
✍ Scribed by L.E.P.
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1929
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 62 KB
- Volume
- 207
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0016-0032
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✦ Synopsis
Light for a million homes"--all at one time, is the striking illustrated announcement in the pictorial section of a recent issue of a New York daily by the Westinghouse interests of the capacity of one of their steam turbines installed at the Hell Gate electric power station in New York City. That a generator of such dimensions is possible is eloquent testimony of the progress which has been made in large-scale power production. A considerable number of years have passed since the supremacy of the turbine over the piston engine in economy, capacity and cost became established for large outputs. During that period the engineering profession has been as generous in supplying constructive literature to that development as it was in prior years in dealing with piston engines. Professor Moyer has an honored place among these contributors as engineer, teacher and author. His "Steam Turbines" first appeared in 19o8, and its present issue in a sixth edition is ample evidence of its value in effecting its intended purpose.
The work, in general, covers principles, design and descriptive matter of the types of turbines which have survived the test of performance. The discussion of the subject is preceded by a short historical survey, the elementary theory of heat, and a detailed explanation of the application of the temperature-entropy diagram. The present edition has been amplified to keep pace with progressive refinements in design and construction. Particular reference may be made to new material on "bleeder" turbines, variation of steam consumption with age, shaft design and casings for high pressures. Mechanical difficulties with the early designs of reduction gears brought about the Melville-Macalpine floating-frame reduction gear. This appears to be given more exclusive prominence than is justified by its omission in recent practice, careful workmanship having apparently overcome the need of that refinement of design. With revisions and additions in keeping with recent progress, the book will doubtless continue its successful career.
L.