Steam turbines; a practical and theoretical treatise for engineers and students, including a discussion of the gas turbine . 0/7DrainfZ—O/7 dupp/y Fig. 118. Step Bearing for a Vertical Curtis Turbine. bines, and produces a very compact design. The direct-con-nected electric generator is mounted immediately above theturbine, as shown in Fig. 119, which is a section of a 9000-kilowatt Curtis turbine-generator. Fig. 120 is a phantom view of a 300-kilowatt Curtis turbine-generator, showing the wheels, armature, and couplings as if theturbine casing and generator frame were transparent. Curtis unit
Steam turbines; a practical and theoretical treatise for engineers and students, including a discussion of the gas turbine . 0/7DrainfZ—O/7 dupp/y Fig. 118. Step Bearing for a Vertical Curtis Turbine. bines, and produces a very compact design. The direct-con-nected electric generator is mounted immediately above theturbine, as shown in Fig. 119, which is a section of a 9000-kilowatt Curtis turbine-generator. Fig. 120 is a phantom view of a 300-kilowatt Curtis turbine-generator, showing the wheels, armature, and couplings as if theturbine casing and generator frame were transparent. Curtis units are manufactured from 15 kilowatts (about 20 * Water pressure is usually 500 to 600 pounds per square inch. 236 THE STEAM TURBINE. Fig. 119. Section of 9000-Kilowatt Vertical Curtis Turbine-Generator. COMMERCIAL TYPES 237
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