Figures for turbine efficiency calculations

wAppendix A

Figures for turbine

efficiency calculations

This annex contains the graphic representations of a number of polynomials of turbines,

exhaust losses of turbines and mechanical and generator losses of generator/turbine
combinations.
The figures are taken from an article by Spencer, Cotton and Cannon [1] published in the
Journal of Engineering for Power as a result of which the units are given in Imperial units.

The figures which are used for correction or calculation of the isentropic efficiency are:

Turbine code 1) Figure nr.

1 13

2 6, 7, 8, 9, 12

3 10, 11, 12

4 2, 3, 4, 5, 14

5 14

8 14

9 14

1)
First digit of TUCODE

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TABLE I
EFFICIENCY CALCULATION PROCEDURES
(All corrections are in percent)

TURBINE NON- HIGH-PRESSURE SECTIONS INTER- REHEAT SECTIONS

TYPE REHEAT MEDIATE
PRESSURE
SECTIONS
3600-rpm 3600-rpm 3600-rpm 3600-rpm 3600-rpm 3600/1800- 1800-rpm
rpm
Condensing Non- Non- Non- Condensing Condensing
Condensing
2-row condensing condensing condensing Without Without
Without
Governing 1-row 2 -row Without Governing Governing
Governing
Stage Governing Governing Governing Stage Stage
Stage
Stage Stage Stage

Base 89.48 87.00 84.00 Fig. 13 91.93 91.93 92.95

Efficiency

Efficiency 430 260  N 1 005 200  N 1 350 000  N 1 270 000  N 1 270 000  N 1 270 000  N
Correction for QV QV QV QV QV QV
Volume Flow Poorer Poorer Poorer Poorer Poorer Poorer

Efficiency
Correction for Fig. 2 Fig. 7
Governing
Stage

Efficiency
Correction for Fig. 6 Fig. 10
Pressure
Ratio

Efficiency
Correction for Fig. 14 Fig. 14 Fig. 14 Fig. 14
Initial
Conditions

Efficiency
Correction for Fig. 4 Fig. 8
Governing
Stage
at Part Load

Efficiency
Correction for Fig. 3 Fig. 9 Fig. 11
Part Load

Efficiency
Correction for
Substitution of
1800-rpm,
Low Pressure
Section

Efficiency
Correction for Fig. 5 Fig. 12 Fig. 12
Mean-of-
Loops
(Optional)

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