Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Modern Turbine Practice and Water-Power Plants
Two years ago the writer published in Engineering News some articles on modern turbine practice, and the encouragement given by progressive engineers led him to rewrite these articles, to make large additions, and to include new subject-matter, which together form the contents of this volume.
The object of this book is to give such information in regard to modern turbines and their proper installation as is necessary to the hydraulic engineer in designing a water-power plant, and no attempt has been made to treat on the design of turbines, as to do this satisfactorily would require in itself a very large volume.
The writer has designed turbines both in America and in Europe, and has been connected in engineering capacities with water power developments aggregating nearly h.p., having been in charge of the hydraulic work during the planning and construction of some of the most important developments in Canada. The writer therefore had an excellent Opportunity to study the subject from the point of View of both the turbine builder and the turbine user and thus became convinced of the necessity of thorough changes and improvements in the American turbine practice.
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