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Alexander Richardson

The Evolution of the Parsons Steam Turbine

An Account of Experimental Research on the Theory, Efficiency, and Mechanical Details of Land...

Alexander Richardson

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Cambridge University Press
11 September 2014

Steam engines

Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Technology

Responsible for the generation of most of the world's electricity, and with applications to sea and land transport, the steam turbine may be regarded as a pivotal invention in the creation of a technologically advanced modern society. Charles Parsons (1854–1931) built the first practical steam turbine in 1884, and he remained at the forefront of its development for nearly fifty years, as he saw his invention become first the prime means by which thermal energy could be turned into electricity, and then the power behind pioneering cruise liners and warships. Alexander Richardson (1864–1928), an engineer and politician, had access to the inventor's papers when writing this account of the turbine's history. Published in 1911, and featuring more than 170 illustrative plates, it provides a valuable insight into the development of a technology that revolutionised power generation, marine transport and naval warfare.

By: Alexander Richardson
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 299mm, Width: 211mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 1.240kg
ISBN: 9781108070089
ISBN 10: 1108070086
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Technology
Pages: 476
Publication Date: 11 September 2014
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Prefatory note; 1. Introductory and historical; 2. The turbine from the theoretical standpoint; 3. Experiments on mechanical details of turbines; 4. The evolution of the marine turbine and its applications to British warships; 5. The development of the turbine in the British merchant service; 6. The turbine in foreign and colonial fleets; 7. Recent and prospective developments in warship turbines; 8. Recent and prospective developments in merchant ship turbines; 9. Electric generators and turbines for driving them; 10. Exhaust-steam turbines and turbo-air compressors; 11. Parsons turbines for land purposes on the continent; 12. The manufacture of turbines; 13. The Heaton Works of Messrs. C. A. Parsons and Co.; 14. Parsons Marine Turbine Works at Wallsend; Index.

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The Evolution of the Parsons Steam Turbine

An Account of Experimental Research on the Theory, Efficiency, and Mechanical Details of Land...

Alexander Richardson

$91.95

Paperback

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