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CONTENTS

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I.INTRODUCTION...

II. THE ELEMENTARY THEORY OF HEAT...

III. NOZZLE DESIGN....

IV. STEAM TURBINE TYPES AND BLADE DESIGN. I IO 29 58 V.MECHANICAL LOSSES IN TURBINES.. IIS VI. VII.METHOD FOR CORRECTING STEAM TURBINE TESTS.. COMMERCIAL TYPES OF TURBINES.. 136 140 De Laval, Parsons, Westinghouse, Allis-Chalmers, Curtis, Rateau, Wilkinson, Zoelly, Sturtevant, Riedler-Stumpf, Kerr, Terry, Dake, etc. VIII. GOVERNING STEAM TURBINES... IX. LOW-PRESSURE (EXHAUST) TURBINES.. X. MIXED-PRESSURE TURBINES, XI. BLEEDER OR EXTRACTION TURBINES.. XII. MARINE TURBINES.. XIII. TESTS OF TURBINES. XIV. STEAM TURBINE ECONOMICS. XV. STRESSES IN RINGS, DRUMS, AND DISKS. 218 247 258a 258e 259 201 273 313 Design of Turbine Wheels. - Critical Speeds of Loaded Shafts. XVI. GAS TURBINES..... 340 XVII. ELECTRIC GENERATORS FOR TURBINES.. 358 Direct-current Generators - Alternating-current Generators. APPENDIX OF PRACTICAL EXERCISES.... 363 פי