Gas Turbine Performance 2nd Edition.pdf

Title: Gas Turbine Performance, 2nd Edition
Authors: Philip Walsh, Paul Fletcher
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 2nd Edition 2004
ISBN: 9780632064342
Year: 2004
Language: English
Pages: 658 pages

This book provides a practical guide to the fundamentals of performance, including the requirements of all major applications: power generation, mechanical drive, automotive, marine and aircraft installations. The new edition includes two additional chapters on performance issues of engines in-service and on the techno-economic issues that determine whether a gas turbine project will be profitable.

A significant addition to the literature on gas turbine technology, the second edition of Gas Turbine Performance is a lengthy text covering product advances and technological developments. Including extensive figures, charts, tables and formulae, this book will interest everyone concerned with gas turbine technology, whether they are designers, marketing staff or users.