Gas turbines : a handbook of air, land and sea applications / Claire Soares.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Soares, Claire, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gas-turbines.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1021 p.)

Edition:

Second edition.

Other Title:

Handbook of Air, Land and Sea Applications

Place of Publication:

Oxford, England ; Waltham, Massachusetts : Butterworth-Heinemann, 2015.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Covering basic theory, components, installation, maintenance, manufacturing, regulation and industry developments, Gas Turbines: A Handbook of Air, Sea and Land Applications is a broad-based introductory reference designed to give you the knowledge needed to succeed in the gas turbine industry, land, sea and air applications. Providing the big picture view that other detailed, data-focused resources lack, this book has a strong focus on the information needed to effectively decision-make and plan gas turbine system use for particular applications, taking into consideration not only operat

Contents:

Front Cover; Gas Turbines; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface 2014; Preface 2008; Introduction, 2nd Edition; Introduction,1st Edition; Acronyms; Notes to the Reader; About the Author; Chapter 1 - Gas Turbines: An Introduction and Applications; GAS TURBINES ON LAND; AEROENGINE GAS TURBINES; GAS TURBINES AT SEA; GAS TURBINES: DETAILS OF INDIVIDUAL APPLICATIONS; Chapter 2 - Historical Development of the Gas Turbine; EARLY HISTORY OF THE GAS TURBINES; PRINCIPLES OF JET PROPULSION; THE GAS TURBINE GLOBAL FLEET: MODEL DESIGNATION AND PRODUCTION PROGNOSIS AS OF 2013-2022

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Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed November 6, 2014).

ISBN:

0-12-410485-1

OCLC:

894170521