Gas turbines : a handbook of air, land, and sea applications
No other current publication offers the professional engineer or technician the wealth of useful guidance on nearly every aspect of gas turbine design, installation, operation, maintenance and repair as this bookdoes. Gas Turbines makes the job of any engineer involved in the design, selection, oper...
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| Main Author | |
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| Format | Electronic eBook |
| Language | English |
| Published |
Amsterdan ; Boston :
Butterworth-Heinemann,
©2008.
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| Subjects | |
| Online Access | Full text |
| ISBN | 9780080555843 0080555845 9780750679695 0750679697 1281096318 9781281096319 9786611096311 6611096310 |
| Physical Description | 1 online resource (xx, 750 pages) : illustrations |
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Table of Contents:
- Gas turbines : an introduction and applications
- Historical development of the gas turbine
- Gas turbine configurations and heat cycles
- Gas turbine major components and modules
- Cooling and load bearing systems
- Inlets, exhausts, and noise suppression
- Gas turbine fuel systems and fuels
- Accessory systems
- Controls, instrumentation, and diagnostics (CID)
- Performance, performance testing, and performance optimization
- Gaseous emissions and the environment
- Maintenance, repair, and overhaul
- Installation
- The business of gas turbines
- Manufacturing, materials, and metallurgy
- Microturbines, fuel cells, and hybrid systems
- Training and education
- Future trends in the gas turbine industry
- Basic design theory
- Additional references and appendix for unit conversion.