In 1884, Sir Charles Parsons invented and developed a multi-stage steam turbine and in 1891 he fitted it with a condenser, thus allowing it to be used for electric generation. Today, the steam turbine ...

Recent technological advances in mechanical and aerodynamic design of the turbine steam path are resulting in higher reliability and efficiency. Historically, utility steam turbine design has been ...

The row of last-stage blades (LSBs) in a steam turbine’s low-pressure (LP) section is a key element of the turbine’s design because it defines the machine’s overall performance, dimensions, and number ...

ASME’s latest revision of its Recommended Practices for the Prevention of Water Damage to Steam Turbines Used for Electric Power Generation: Fossil-Fuel Plants, ASME TDP-1-2006, contains much ...

Alstom has won an order worth almost €100m (£85m) from China’s Dongfang Electric (DE) to supply equipment and services for six 1,000MW steam-turbine-generator packages for three nuclear power plants.

The global steam turbine market is experiencing rapid growth worldwide, owing to factors such as a rise in demand for energy and a reduction in the production of energy from fossil sources The global ...