Ebook: Gas Turbines - A Handbook of Air, Land, and Sea Applications

No other current publication offers the professional engineer or technician the wealth of useful guidance on nearly every aspect of gas turbine design, installation, operation, maintenance and repair as this book does. This book makes the job of any engineer involved in the design, selection, operation and maintenance of most nearly any type of gas turbine more efficient and more successful. The book offers the reader a "big picture" view of how to make the right decisions when planning what type of gas turbine to use for a particular application, taking into consideration not only operational requirements, but long-term life-cycle costs in upkeep, repair and future usage.
Content:
Front Matter
• Introduction
• Acronyms
• Preface
• Table of Contents
• Interactive Graphs Table  (123) 1. Gas Turbines: An Introduction and Applications
2. Historical Development of the Gas Turbine
3. Gas Turbine Configurations and Heat Cycles
4. Gas Turbine Major Components and Modules
5. Cooling and Load Bearing Systems
6. Inlets, Exhausts, and Noise Suppression
7. Gas Turbine Fuel Systems and Fuels
8. Accessory Systems
9. Controls, Instrumentation, and Diagnostics (CID)
10. Performance, Performance Testing, and Performance Optimization
11. Gaseous Emissions and the Environment
12. Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul
13. Installation
14. The Business of Gas Turbines
15. Manufacturing, Materials, and Metallurgy
16. Microturbines, Fuel Cells, and Hybrid Systems
17. Training and Education
18. Future Trends in the Gas Turbine Industry
19. Basic Design Theory
20. Additional References and Appendix for Unit Conversion
Index