Chapter-11 Axial Flow Turbine

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Axial flow turbinesUse: main driver in electricity generation, in gas pipe booster stations and as a prime moversSize: 1-2MW to 660MWA simple gas turbineA simple steam turbineincrease in blade length is more marked)Small area changeCross section of a single stage AF turbineHigh pr. fluidlow pr. fluidStator: turn the fluid in the tangential directionRotor: turn the flow back in the opposite directionExtracting energy from the flowRadial flow turbinePo2