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Steam Turbines · Hubert E. (Hubert Edwin) Collins — chapter 16 of 18 · ~142 words · public domain

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Generator, 53

Glands, examination for scale, 104 packing, 71, 77 regulation, 148

Governor, Allis-Chalmers turbine, 48 Curtis turbine, 27, 31 improved, Westinghouse-Parsons turbine, 83 -rods, adjusting, 35 safety-stop, 86 Westinghouse-Parsons turbine, 80

Grinding, 38

Guide-bearing, lower, 9

Gump, Walter B., 172

Holly draining system, 106

Horseshoe shim, 8

Hot-well regulation, 148

Inspection, 103

Intermediate, 14

Jacking ring, 8

Jet condenser, 154

Johnson, Fred L., 1, 31

Leakage, 118

Load variation, 144

Lower guide-bearing, 9

Lubrication, 51

Measuring tanks, 171

Mechanical valve-gear, 32

Nozzles, expanding, 14

Oil, 57, 103, 109 amount passing through bearings, 122 consumption, high, 175 detecting water in, 122 pressure, 122 -temperature curve, 123

Oil, testing, 110 velocity of flow, 122

Oiling, 87 system, importance, 119

Operation, Allis-Chalmers turbine, 54, 55 successful, 105

Operations in handling turbine plant, 146

Overload valve, 28

Packing, carbon, 19 glands, 71 ring, self-centering, 14

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