Download or read book Improving Steam Turbine Performance at a Steel Mill written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bethlehem Steel Corporation (BSC), the second largest producer of steel in the United States, needed to improve the performance of a steam turbine generator at its Burns Harbour facility in Indiana. As part of the US Department of Energy's Steam Challenge Programme, BSC significantly increased the efficiency and capacity of its steam turbine generator system by: rebuilding the turbine to incorporate the latest steam path technology; using a portion of the warm condenser cooling water exhaust stream (rather than cool lake water) for boiler feedwater makeup; admitting low pressure steam directly into the turbine.
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Download or read book Rebuilding Steam Turbine Generator Reduces Costs at a Steel Mill Bethlehem Steel Corporation BSC written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rebuilding steam turbine generator reduces costs at a steel mill. To remain competitive in the rapidly changing global marketplace, Bethlehem Steel Corporation (BSC), the second largest producer of steel in the United States, was looking for ...
Download or read book Steam Turbines written by Heinz P. Bloch and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2008-10-22 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The latest design and manufacturing details in mechanical drive steam turbines Steam Turbines shows how to select, improve, operate, and maintain high-quality mechanical drive steam turbines-with maximum efficiency and minimum downtime. This new Second Edition offers authoritative information on the operating characteristics, design features, reliability, and maintenance of all steam turbines. A complete sourcebook, Steam Turbines delivers the expertise required to capitalize on the latest steam turbine and intermediate transmission unit innovations--and improve a plant's efficiency, availability, and profitability. Steam Turbines, Second Edition covers: Variable speed drives and intermediate gearing used for major process machinery and cogeneration drives-- with completely updated content Arrangement, material composition, and basic physical laws governing design of steam turbines How to select optimum configurations, controls, and components Options and ways to upgrade existing steam turbines
Download or read book A Practical Guide to Steam Turbine Technology written by Heinz P. Bloch and published by McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing. This book was released on 1996 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A practical reference on the operating characteristics, efficiencies, design features, reliability and maintenance of compressors and steam turbine drives, the types used in heavy process industries. Much of the material has been taken from steam turbine and compressor manufacturers from the USA and Europe. The user-oriented handbook focuses on techniques and selection process, as well as analysis problems, prevention, and maintenance and troubleshooting techniques.
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