MODERN TURBINE PRACTICE AND WATER-POWER PLANTS

By JESSICA SANCHEZ

CONTENTS CHAPTER 1—THE GAS TURBINE EVOLUTION HISTORY TECHNICAL IMPROVEMENTS CHAPTER 2—APPLICATIONS JET ENGINES MECHANICAL DRIVE CHAPTER 3—HARDWARE SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES COMPRESSORS TURBINES COMBUSTORS BEARING DESIGN CHAPTER 4—GAS TURBINE SYSTEMS THEORY GAS TURBINE OPERATING CYCLE COMPONENT EF?CIENCIES COMPRESSOR BURNER SECTION TURBINE CHAPTER 5—GAS TURBINE CONTROLS GAS TURBINE CONTROLS CHAPTER 6—ACCESSORIES (LUBE OIL, COOLERS, POWER) STARTING SYSTEMS IGNITION SYSTEMS LUBRICATION SYSTEMS CHARACTERISTICS OF LUBE OILS CHAPTER 7—PARAMETER CHARACTERISTICS VIBRATION VIBRATION MEASUREMENT EXHAUST GAS TEMPERATURE (EGT) ROTOR SPEED OIL PRESSURE & TEMPERATURE CHAPTER 8—GAS TURBINE INLET TREATMENT THE ENVIRONMENT INLET AIR FILTERS FILTER AND GAS TURBINE MATCH INLET AIR COOLING WET COMPRESSION CHILLERS CHAPTER 9—GAS TURBINE EXHAUST TREATMENT WATER OR STEAM INJECTION WATER INJECTION STEAM INJECTION SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTION CHAPTER 10—GAS TURBINE ACOUSTICS AND NOISE CONTROL COMBUSTION TURBINES—LOTS OF POWER IN A LITTLE SPACE SOME FUNDAMENTALS OF ACOUSTIC NOISE CRITERION NOISE CONTROL CHAPTER 11—MICROTURBINES MICROTURBINES APPLICATIONS HARDWARE CHAPTER 12—DETECTABLE PROBLEMS GAS PATH ANALYSIS TURBINE BLADE DISTRESS COMPRESSOR FOULING COMBUSTOR DISTRESS & PLUGGED FUEL NOZZLES FOREIGN/DOMESTIC OBJECT DAMAGE WORN AIR/OIL SEALS FUEL CONTROL PROBLEMS CHAPTER 13—BOROSCOPE INSPECTION OBJECTIVES & EXPECTATIONS A BACK-UP TO CON?RMING SUSPECTED PROBLEMS ASSESSING DAMAGE TO THE COMPRESSOR, COMBUSTOR, AND TURBINE CHAPTER 14—CASE HISTORY 1 CHAPTER 15—CASE HISTORY 2 CHAPTER 16—CASE HISTORY 3 CHAPTER 17—CASE HISTORY 4 CHAPTER 18—THE GAS TURBINE’S FUTURE