2008108 · A steam turbine is a module to convert heat energy into mechanical energy. The principal task in operating a steam turbine is to convert the energy of hot
202339 · The study confirmed that asymmetric unstable flow is the root cause of valve problems, such as noise, vibration and failure. Get full access to this article. View all access and purchase options for this article. Engeda A. Venturi valves for a steam turbine and improved design considerations. Proc. Instn Mech. Engrs, Part A: J. Power and
2020111 · This optimization scheme was applied to a domestic 600MW steam turbine unit for performance comparison and economic analysis before and after optimization. The results show that the average pressure of the condenser drops by about 0.704kPa. The coal consumption for power generation drops by about 0.525g/kWh.
201881 · HP steam is exhausted at vacuum conditions and is condensed against a cooling utility. Steam turbines typically rotate at 3,000–15,000 rpm. At that speed, water droplets can form and unbalance the turbine blades, causing severe mechanical damage. BPSTs can usually operate safely at up to 3% moisture ( i.e., a minimum steam quality of
201526 · This work investigates the effect of structural parameters (turbine size and type) and operating parameters (inlet steam temperature and pressure, steam flow rate,
2023117 · The fatigue life of the blades of a steam turbine is not compromised by high stresses produced by steam forces to seriously threaten the steam turbine blades''
2023715 · As a core device for energy conversion in the process of thermal and nuclear power generation, the steam turbine generates a vast majority of electric energy
201741 · In this study, it is aimed to analyses the isentropic efficiency of a high pressure steam turbine and thermal efficiency of power plant at different load conditions. Analyses showed that both
201521 · Steam is used for large industrial process heating. One of pieces of equipment which uses steam is the steam turbine, as a heat engine. Steam turbines are used in industry for several critical
20211117 · In the present study, a three-dimensional FE-based numerical study is used to estimate the mode shapes and natural frequencies of the last-stage steam
2015812 · The performance of blade profiles was examined with three linear cascade blades which represent hub, mid-span and tip section using numerical analysis. The Reynolds number was varied from 10,000 to 10,000,000 to capture the operating regime for typical steam turbines. Twelve different levels of surface roughness on the same profile
202271 · The efficient use of solar energy and fuel cells has become an important way to achieve the goal of "carbon neutral" power generation. This paper firstly proposes a new molten carbonate fuel cell-steam turbine-combined cooling, heating and power (MCFC-ST-CCHP) system.
200831 · Power generation systems such as steam turbine cycle, helium turbine cycle and supercritical CO 2 (S-CO 2) turbine cycle are examined for the prototype nuclear
2019121 · This paper presents an overview for preliminary study on the optimization of the design of the steam turbine. This was done with a special focus on the last stage
The condensing steam turbine is a conventional steam turbine in which the steam exiting the turbine exhaust is condensed to provide the maximum energy capture. This is the type of steam turbine that will be used in a bottoming cycle CHP plant in which waste heat or energy from an industrial process is used to raise steam to generate electricity.
201881 · Effective design, analysis, and integration of steam turbines can help optimize steam supply reliability and overall energy efficiency across your plant. Steam turbines are important components of process
2024518 · This work proposes a multilayer methodology for assessing the lifetime of steam turbine blades based on damage calculation, fracture mechanics considerations,
202251 · Steam turbine plants: The study by Chen et al. [76] focused on a comprehensive and parametric analysis of a 300 MW coal-fired combined heat & power (CHP) unit with the aim of investigating the thermal attributes of the high back-pressure (HBP) heating process. From the results, the HBP design was observed to improve the
202154 · Abstract. In a steam turbine system, one of the main factors limiting the operational flexibility is the thermal stress associated with a high-temperature gradient within the control valves, which often leads to structural damage during frequent startup and shutdown cycles. One possible solution is to utilize an electric heating system with