Steam turbine blade cracking often suggests the need for an upgraded blade design. Follow the process of reversing engineering a failed blade to produce a more reliable and efficient design. Blade ...

In the 20th century, steam turbines became the most powerful electric power generators available, accounting for more than 50 percent of the world’s installed power generation capacity. However, many ...

Steam turbines installed at early combined-cycle (CC) plants were relatively simple machines based on existing industrial turbine designs. Typically, they were rated 80 MW or less and would spin ...