Year | 2019 |
Date | 21-Dec |
Volume | 222 |
Issue | 4,602 |
Page | 20 |
Category | Turbine |
Part | 8 |
Title | Steam Turbines Large and Miniature. Parsons and low velocities |
Author | Mike Tilby |
Notes | Explores the technology, history and modelling of steam turbines. Parsons versus de Laval turbines, importance of temperature drop, design of Parsons's turbines, design challenges, steam leakage past blades, labyrinths and dummies, rotor length and diameter, centrifugal force, relevance to model turbines, erratum |