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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Soares, Claire
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdan ; Boston : Butterworth-Heinemann, ©2008.
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9780080555843
0080555845
9780750679695
0750679697
1281096318
9781281096319
9786611096311
6611096310
Physical Description1 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.