• 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