DocumentCode
1159891
Title
Valve Point Loading of Turbines
Author
Decker, Gerald L. ; Brooks, Aaron D.
Volume
77
Issue
3
fYear
1958
fDate
4/1/1958 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
481
Lastpage
484
Abstract
Paralleled turbines should be loaded at selected valve points to maximize the power generation per pound of steam in preference to equal incremental steam rate loading using smooth average curves. The fact that turbines should spend a major portion of their useful working life on valve points instead of in between them, poses a logical question for the turbine and equipment manufacturers. Can valves, valve gear, governors and automatic dispatching equipment be adapted or redesigned to better fit and achieve this more precise and efficient valve point loading system for paralleled turbines?
Keywords
Costs; Fuels; Natural gas; Petroleum; Power demand; Power generation; Power generation economics; Temperature; Turbines; Valves;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Power Apparatus and Systems, Part III. Transactions of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0097-2460
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/AIEEPAS.1958.4499963
Filename
4499963
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