. Official proceedings . i kw. capacity and has a w^ater rate of 185 lbs. per kw. hr.,which is good, considering the size and conditions. Excellentgoverning characteristics has been obtained, the turbine workingover extreniely wide fluctuation in pressure and load with butsmall speed variations. PRESIDENT: If any gentleman wishes to ask anv ques-tions on the special features that have been exhibited here, wewill give them an opportunity to do so at this time. Mr. Stucki,can we hear from you ? MR. A. STUCKI: I am sorry to say that I cannot add any-thing. This has been a very interesting paper o
. Official proceedings . i kw. capacity and has a w^ater rate of 185 lbs. per kw. hr.,which is good, considering the size and conditions. Excellentgoverning characteristics has been obtained, the turbine workingover extreniely wide fluctuation in pressure and load with butsmall speed variations. PRESIDENT: If any gentleman wishes to ask anv ques-tions on the special features that have been exhibited here, wewill give them an opportunity to do so at this time. Mr. Stucki,can we hear from you ? MR. A. STUCKI: I am sorry to say that I cannot add any-thing. This has been a very interesting paper on a very interest-ing subject, and we certainlv have cause to congratulate ourselves 346 Proceedings Railway Club of Discussion—rrcscnt Steam Turbine Progress. 347 on having- had it presented before us. We all know that the steamturbines have come to the front in recent years in a remarkablewav. They have forced their way to the front and they are to-day one of the most important sources of power. We know thatgenerally speaking turbines are very compact as compared withsteam engines. The econom} in floor space alone is certainly abig item. Another feature, very important, is its simplicity. There ishardlv anything to it, simply a casing and a rotor, and comparedfor instance with a triple expansion engine, it is a very simplemachine. There are no reciprocating parts, hence no shocks, allof which will enable us to get a smoothly running machine. Thisis turn means that a turbine needs comparatively little attention. I remember very vividly a 600 kw. machine which I saw inthe fall of IQ04 at the St. Louis Exposition and which, as theman in charge told me, ran continuously since the opening. Thisis cer
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