Gas Turbine PerformanceA significant addition to the literature on gas turbine technology, the second edition of Gas Turbine Performance is a lengthy text covering product advances and technological developments. Including extensive figures, charts, tables and formulae, this book will interest everyone concerned with gas turbine technology, whether they are designers, marketing staff or users. |
Contents
Sample calculations | 24 |
The Operational Envelope | 35 |
Formulae | 65 |
Sample calculations | 72 |
Formulae | 113 |
Sample calculations | 119 |
Charts | 126 |
Properties and Charts for Dry Air Combustion Products and other | 133 |
Charts | 420 |
References | 443 |
Starting | 477 |
Formulae | 496 |
Charts | 511 |
Formulae | 554 |
The Effects of Water Liquid Steam and Ice | 564 |
Formulae | 581 |
References | 142 |
Sample calculations | 152 |
References | 158 |
Formulae | 248 |
Sample calculations | 260 |
0 | 273 |
References | 290 |
Formulae | 310 |
Charts | 333 |
References | 382 |
Formulae | 413 |
Sample calculations | 595 |
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Nomenclature | 619 |
Customer deck requirements | 623 |
Unit Conversions | 625 |
Energy | 626 |
Mass | 627 |
Specific fuel consumption SFC | 628 |
Velocity angular | 629 |
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