Published 1983 | Version v1
Book

Design and development of large wet steam turbines for PWR and other applications

  • 1. NEI Parsons Ltd., Newcastle upon Tyne (UK)

Description

The paper reviews briefly extensive operating experience with wet steam turbines and discusses the features of current designs that have been influenced by this experience and by advances in steam turbine technology generally. The importance of steam cycle optimisation, high internal efficiency, exhaust annulus area and the influence of system frequency are discussed. (author)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
Institution of Mechanical Engineers.
Imprint Place
London (UK)
ISBN
0 85298 521 5
Imprint Title
Steam plant for pressurized water reactors. Sponsored by the Power Industries Division of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, 6 October 1983
Journal Issue
no. 11
Series
I mech E conference publications.
Journal Page Range
p. 1-9.

Conference

Title
Conference on steam plant for pressurized water reactors.
Dates
6 Oct 1983.
Place
London (UK).

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
United Kingdom
INIS RN
15053531
Subject category
S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
EXHAUST SYSTEMS; FREQUENCY DEPENDENCE; PWR TYPE REACTORS; SPECIFICATIONS; STEAM TURBINES; THERMAL EFFICIENCY
Descriptors DEC
EFFICIENCY; REACTORS; TURBINES; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS

Optional Information

Secondary number(s)
C--265/83.