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This volume is a practical handbook for engineers who must install, adjust, and keep running steam turbines in the early twentieth‑century power plant. The opening pages explain that the text has been carefully edited to preserve the original spellings while correcting obvious typographical errors, and then launch into a straightforward “compact manual” aimed at the operating engineer. It limits itself to a handful of standard turbine types, Curtis, Allis‑Chalmers, Westinghouse‑Parsons, and supplements the technical descriptions with field experience drawn from the trade journal Power. Detailed sections walk the reader through foundation drawings, step‑bearing adjustments, and clearance measurements, offering step‑by‑step procedures for dismantling and inspecting the massive rotating assemblies that drive the plant.
Written in the clear, instructional prose of an early‑1900s engineering manual, the book combines concise explanations with numerous illustrated figures. Its tone is matter‑of‑fact, focusing on what the operator needs to know rather than on theoretical background. Readers with a mechanical‑engineering background, plant supervisors, or anyone interested in historic industrial technology will appreciate its hands‑on approach and its glimpse into the practical challenges of early steam‑turbine operation.
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The authors of this book used the spellings "aline," "gage," and "hight" for the conventional spellings "align," "gauge," and "height." As they are used consistently and do not affect the sense, they have been left unchanged. Obvious typos and misspellings that did not affect the sense have been silently corrected. The following substantive typographical errors have also been corrected: "being" to "bearing" (p. 68); "FIG. 50" to "FIG. 56" (p. 91), and "Fig. 2" to "Fig. 73" (p. 159). Two other likely errors have been left as transcriber queries: lead/load on p. 142 and beating/heating on p. 177.
Superscript numbers are indicated with carets: B^1. Subscript numbers are indicated with curly braces: P{1} for P-sub-1.
This issue of the Power Handbook attempts to give a compact manual for the engineer who feels the need of acquainting himself with steam turbines. To accomplish this within the limits of space allowed, it has been necessary to confine the work to the description of a few standard types, prepared with the assistance of the builders. Following this the practical experience of successful engineers, gathered from the columns of Power, is given. It is hoped that the book will prove of value to all engineers handling turbines, whether of the described types or not.
Hubert E. Collins. New York, April, 1909.
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