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Chapter 69- Steam Turbines Flashcards

1
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A steam turbine is considered

A

A prime mover

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2
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Where does a steam turbine derive its power?

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Extracts energy from steam in order to do work and produce useful energy

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3
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Define an impulse turbine

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If the entire steam pressure drop takes place in stationary nozzle
Imparts a force on the moveable blades

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4
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Define a reaction turbine

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If the steam pressure drops in passing through moving blades as well as stationary nozzles or blades.

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5
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On an impulse turbine are the blades in constant contact with steam?

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No only a portion of the blades are in contact at any given time

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6
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Impulse turbines the nozzles preform what function on the steam

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Pressure is reduced and velocity is increased in the steam

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7
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An impulse rotor with a single rotor is called

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A single stage impulse rotor

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8
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Multi staged impulse turbines were developed to

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Make full use of the steam energy

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9
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High rotational speed in an impulse turbine

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Will cause damage to the blades due to excessive centrifugal force

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10
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There are two types of impulse turbine compounding

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Velocity compounding and pressure compounding

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11
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In an impulse turbine the steam pressure

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Drops quickly

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12
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In a reaction turbine steam pressure

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The pressure drops gradually

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13
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Define bearings

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The bearings have a split sleeve and oil ring, with a precision bored high grade Babbitt lubrication is done by oil rings that are rotated by the shaft

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14
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Define Glands

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The gland consists of several adjacently mounted segmental carbon rings, each maintained in close contact with the shaft by a garter spring and each located in its own independent groove this prevents steam leakage in the wheel shaft

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15
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What are blades

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All blades are durable, rolled and drawn stainless steel,securely held in machined slots in the wheel ring by drive screws

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16
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In multi stage turbines what happens to the rotors?

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They get bigger

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17
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What are the different types of impulse turbines

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Pressure compounding
Velocity compounding
Pressure and velocity compounding
Single stage

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18
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How do you balance pressure in a steam turbine?

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With a dummy piston

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19
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Turbine speed is controlled by the

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Governor

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20
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Main cause of excessive speeds in turbines

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Sudden loss of load

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21
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Two types of over speed trips

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Mechanical and electronic

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22
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Mechanical overspeed trip

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The extended weight, by centrifugal force, moves a lever which releases a spring that opens the control valve reducing speed dramatically

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23
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An overspeed trip usually trips at about

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10-15% over the rated speed

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24
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Hand speed control

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Located on the governor with a normal range of 10% over and 50% below the rated speed

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25
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An advantage of the steam turbine regarding lubrication

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Bearings are located the high temperature steam zone, so it can deliver oil free condensate or exhaust steam

26
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Large steam turbines can run at lower speeds because of

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Compounding

27
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Rotors often have segmental carbon ring sealing glands which are held in place by

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Garter springs

28
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A steam turbine should trip or shut down when normal operating speed is exceeded by

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10-15%

29
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Condensing turbines

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Will have a vacuum in the last row of rotating blades

30
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In a reaction turbine the velocity increase takes place in

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Rotating blades, and stationary blades

31
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The stationary passage of reaction turbines are the

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Fixed blades

32
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Blades or _________ form the rotor flow passages in impulse turbines

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Buckets

33
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The shrouding which connects the tips of the steam turbine blading serves to

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Confine steam to the blades

34
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Turbine overspeed trip

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Will close the steam stop valve to the turbine

35
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Turbine lubrication oil during use has these characteristics dealing with maintenance

A

Can be contaminated with water
Must be cooled
Can be used for the turbine governor
Must be filtered

36
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Shaft sealing of steam turbines is done with

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Water sealed glands
Carbon rings
Labyrinth seals when temperatures and pressure of the steam is high

37
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The purpose of turbine glands is to prevent

A

Steam escaping from the turbine

38
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Shaft sealing in high output turbines is done with

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Labyrinth seals

39
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Steam turbine governors

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Regulate the speed of the turbine automatically

40
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The great majority of turbine governors are of the ________ type

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Mechanical centrifugal type

41
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The hand wheel used to adjust the turbine speed on the governor is known as the

A

Speeder

42
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When the steam pressure drop occurs in only the stationary members or components of a turbine, the turbine is known as an

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Impulse unit

43
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A large reaction turbine will have

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Steam pressure dropping through moving and stationary sections

44
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Turbine speed can be fine tuned with a device which will be limited to about 10% over the rated speed. This device is the

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Hand speed control

45
Q

Turbine thrust bearings are fixed to the casing and prevent ________ movement of the shaft

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Axial

46
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Shaft sealing carbon glands are

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Self lubricating

47
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Impulse turbines have these distinct characteristics

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Have velocity increase through the nozzles
Blades have a angle of inlet same as the outlet
Could have more than one set of blades
May not require a thrust bearing

48
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The principles of the impulse turbine is that the

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Steam pressure is reduced through stationary nozzles
High velocity steam will impinge upon the blades
Steam pressure will drop across the blades

49
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The steam turbine that has a pressure drop across varying sets of blades is a

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Reaction turbine

50
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In an impulse turbine, all of the steam pressure drop takes place in the

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Stationary nozzle

51
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In a reaction turbine the steam pressure in passing through moving blades, as well as stationary nozzles or blades

A

Drops

52
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Journal bearings do (2)

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  • prevent radial movement of the shaft

* support the shaft with in the turbine

53
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Sentinel valves do

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Relieves high pressure on the exhaust side of the casing

54
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What is turbine blading?

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A combination of impulse and reaction rotors

55
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Exhaust steam from a condensing steam turbine _____than the exhaust from a steam engine

A

Has more moisture

56
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Which turbine uses a condenser

A

A turbine exhausting to a vacuum

57
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A shrouding installed on the blading of a steam turbine serves to

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Confine the steam to the blades

58
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Turbine over speed trip (3)

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  • prevents exceeding max speed
  • will close the steam stop valve
  • should be tested before turbine is placed in services
59
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Turbine trust bearings are fixed to the casing and prevent axial movement of the spindle by contacting a component on the shaft known as

A

Collar

60
Q

Steam engines that has a pressure drop across every set of blades

A

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