• DocumentCode
    1460810
  • Title

    Methods of starting gas-turbine-generator units

  • Author

    Boyum, W. B. ; Ferguson, R. W. ; Partlow, J. G.

  • Author_Institution
    Westinghouse Electric Corporation, South Philadelphia, Pa.
  • Volume
    73
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1954
  • fDate
    5/1/1954 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    419
  • Lastpage
    419
  • Abstract
    Although gas-turbine power plants eliminate the need for much of the equipment associated with steam turbines, they present some special problems such as how to accelerate them to their self-sustaining speed.
  • Keywords
    Acceleration; Associate members; Compressors; Generators; Induction motors; Shafts; Turbines;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electrical Engineering
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0095-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/EE.1954.6438758
  • Filename
    6438758
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1460810