Gas Turbines Structural Properties, Operation Principles and Design Features

Preface
Contents
Part I Operation Principles
1 Power Generation Market for Gas Turbines
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2 General Information About Turbine Design and Operation
	2.1 Design and Principle of Operation of the Simplest Axial Turbine
	2.2 Impulse and Reaction Stages
	2.3 Multi-ring Impulse Stages
	2.4 Multistage Pressure Compounded Turbines
	2.5 Radial Turbines
	Reference
3 Thermodynamic Basics of the Turbine Theory
	3.1 Basic Equations for the Steady-State One-Dimensional Gas Flow
	3.2 Stagnation Parameters in the Absolute and Relative Motion
	3.3 Isoentropic Flow of the Working Fluid in the Nozzle Channels
	3.4 Actual Flow Process in the Nozzle Channels
	3.5 Flow in the Moving Blade Channels
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4 Flow in the Plane Turbine Channels
	4.1 Geometric Characteristics of the Axial Turbine Cascades
	4.2 Plane Cascades of the Turbine Blades
		4.2.1 Forces in the Plane Cascade
		4.2.2 Working Fluid Flow Rate Through Cascades and Flow Coefficients
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5 Features of the Actual Profile Flow. Cascade Loss Classification
	5.1 Stage with Relatively Short Blades Degree of Reaction
	5.2 Circumferential Stage Work
	5.3 Circumferential Efficiency
	5.4 Internal Stage Losses
	5.5 Internal Efficiency and Stage Power
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6 Gas Turbine Engine Classification
	6.1 The Turbojet Engine
	6.2 The Turbofan Engine
	6.3 The Turboprop Engine
	6.4 Justification for the Choice of a Gas Turbine Engine
	Reference
7 Simple Cycle Gas Turbine Units
	7.1 The Structure and Operation of a Simple Thermodynamic Cycle Gas Turbine Unit
	7.2 Ideal and Actual Thermodynamic Cycles of the Simplest Gas Turbine Unit
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8 The Features of GTU Thermal Calculation
	8.1 Structural Schemes of the Marine Gas Turbine Units
	8.2 Determination of Air and Gas Pressure in GTU
	8.3 Determination of the Compressor and Turbine Efficiency
	8.4 Determination of Specific Heat
	8.5 Determination of Cooling Air Flow Rate
	References
9 Thermal Calculation of the Simple Cycle Gas Turbine Unit
	9.1 Calculation of GTU Compressors
	9.2 Calculation of GTU Combustion Chamber
	9.3 Calculation of GTU Turbines
	9.4 Calculation of GTU Efficiency
	9.5 Optimization of GTU Thermodynamic Cycle Parameters
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Part II Design Features
10 Advantages and Disadvantages of the Power Plants with Gas Turbine Units
	10.1 Advantages of the Power Plants with Gas Turbine Units
	10.2 Disadvantages of the Power Plants with Gas Turbine Units [1]
	10.3 Application of the Gas Turbine Units
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11 Combined Marine Power Plants with Gas Turbine Engines
	11.1 Combined Diesel or Gas (CODOG)
	11.2 Combined Diesel and Gas (CODAG)
	11.3 Combined Diesel-Electric and Gas (CODLAG)
	11.4 Integrated Electric Propulsion (IEP)
	11.5 Combined Gas or Gas (COGOG)
	11.6 Combined Gas and Gas (COGAG)
	11.7 Combined Steam and Gas (COSAG)
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12 Design and Operation of the Gas Turbine Parts. Inlet Casings of the Gas Turbine Unit
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13 Compressor Part of the Gas Turbine Unit
	13.1 The Structure and Operation of the Axial Compressor
	13.2 Axial Compressor Blades and Guide Vanes
		13.2.1 Axial Compressor Blades
		13.2.2 Axial Compressor Guide Vanes
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14 Compression Work and Efficiency of the Compressor Stage
	14.1 Axial Compressor Stages Layout
	14.2 Calculation of the GTU Compressor Part
	14.3 Application of the Centrifugal Compressor in the Gas Turbine Units
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15 Combustion Chambers of the Gas Turbine Units
	15.1 Requirements for GTU Combustion Chambers
	15.2 Principles of Fuel Combustion in GTU Combustion Chambers
	15.3 Types of GTU Combustion Chambers
	15.4 Calculation of the Reversed-Flow Cannular Combustion Chamber
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16 Turbine Part of the Gas Turbine Units
	16.1 The Structure and Operation of the Axial Turbine
	16.2 Axial Turbine Nozzle Vanes and Moving Blades
		16.2.1 Axial Turbine Nozzle Vanes
		16.2.2 Axial Turbine Moving Blades
	16.3 Gas Turbine Blade Cooling
	16.4 Calculation of the GTU Turbine Part
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17 Improving the Efficiency of the Gas Turbine Units
	17.1 Gas Turbine Units with Recuperators
	17.2 Gas Turbine Units with Intercooling
	17.3 Gas Turbine Units with Sequential Combustion
	17.4 Gas Turbine Plants with Heat Recovery Steam Generators
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