Condition monitoring of steam turbines by performance analysis

Journal of Quality in Maintenance Engineering

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 102-112

  Beebe, Ray ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Condition monitoring; Performance measurement; Preventive maintenance; Testing; Turbines

Indexed keywords

CONDITION MONITORING; EROSION; PERFORMANCE; POWER GENERATION; PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE; TURBOGENERATORS; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

FOSSIL MACHINES;

STEAM TURBINES;

EID: 0038678558     PISSN: 13552511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13552510310482361     Document Type: Article

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