Essential Statistics for General Comparison of Steam Power Plant Performance

This paper briefly outlines a method for preparing statistical reports relating to power generation in steam power plants, whereby fairly close comparisons can be made of the efficiencies between different plants, without going into a detailed study of the thermal characteristics of the plants, or the intricate subject of power costs. The essential items of steam power plant performance that should be recorded and a uniform method of expressing them, are given in tabular form, followed by an illustration demonstrating the advantage of the proposed method.