Title :
Valve point loading of turbines
Author :
Decker, G. L. ; Brooks, A. D.
Author_Institution :
The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, Mich.
fDate :
6/1/1958 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A TURBINE loaded at a valve point, that is just before the next valve opens, is working at maximum efficiency at that loading. A turbine operating off a valve point is operating less efficiently because of the throttling of the steam passing through the throttled control valve.
Keywords :
Computers; Generators; Heating; Loading; Turbines; Valves;
Journal_Title :
Electrical Engineering
DOI :
10.1109/EE.1958.6445133