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Steam Turbines: Theory and Design

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I have an old edition of this book (very old, back to 60s I think, since no year provided). The list of contents include:
I. Theory and design of steam turbines
1.1. Intro
1.2. Flow of steam through a turbine stage
1.3. Concept from gas dynamics
1.4. Determination of nozzle and blade
1.5. Energy losses
1.6. Single stage turbines
1.7. Multistage turbine
1.8. Turbine performance at varying load
1.9. Governor and governor gears
1.10 Contructional detail of multistage condensing turbines
1.11 back pressure and mixed pressure turb.

II. Design and Construction of Steam Turbine Component
2.1. Constructon of cylinder and their detail
2.2 Contruction turbine rotors and their comp.

Overall it gives the good reference. I don't give 5 stars since:
1. I don't have the latest edition, so I don't know what kind of update that they made.
2. I have don't have any time to compare with other books with same topic, the closest one I got is about turbomachinary.

This book is a reprint of a Russian book, so it describes mainly Russian practises in designing and building steam turbines. The book seems to have been written about 1960-1970. All units used are Metric.
The first chapters describe the theoretical principles and thermodynamics of turbines. The chapter on energy losses and blades is especially usefull for the designer, but this information can also be found in older publications, e.g. Stodola and Church.
An extensive coverage is given of all kinds of turbines: action, reaction, single stage, multistage and even Ljungstrom turbines.
The chapters concerning construction details are very usefull for the designer.
The book is ample illustrated with drawings and diagrams, mostly of a very good quality.
The index however is small and there is no bibliography.
The book is a paperback and has 240 pages.

This book is an English translation of the original Russian book. It was translated by Dr. A. Jaganmohan - retired Professor from Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai, India. The English translation flows very smoothly and, so makes the reading very easy. The book mainly describes Russian practises in designing and building steam turbines that was being followed during late 1950s and 1960s. The units used in the book are Metric (and not SI). The book describes both the theoretical principles and the construction details. But, let us be realistic - the fundamental principles of steam turbines have not really changed since the time of writing the book. So, the book is still relevant even today. The book is quite well illustrated. The book used to be used as a textbook for Graduate classes on Turbomachinery at IIT Mumbai. But, I am of the opinion that the book will be more useful for a practising Engineer than for a College Graduate student.

Al menos hay literatura en relación con el diseño de turbinas actualizada.

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