Year | 2018 |
Date | 03-Aug |
Volume | 221 |
Issue | 4,592 |
Page | 234 |
Category | Turbine |
Part | 3 |
Title | Steam Turbines Large and Miniature. Transfer of energy to the rotor. |
Author | Mike Tilby |
Notes | Explores the technology, history and modelling of steam turbines. Steam turbine types, radial flow by C.A.Parsons, Stumpf type rotor by E.T.Westbury, steam does work on the rotor, measurement of work, work done on a blade, blade speed, kinetic energy, origin of the word 'turbine', Fourneyron hydraulic turbine, hydraulic versus steam turbines, heat engine, references |