Gas turbines : handbook of air, land, and sea applications / Claire Soares.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Gas turbines : an introduction and applications -- Historical development of the gas turbine -- Gas turbine configurations and heat cycles -- Gas turbine major components and modules -- Cooling and load bearing systems -- Inlets, exhausts, and noise suppression -- Gas turbine fuel systems and fuels -- Accessory systems -- Controls, instrumentation, and diagnostics (CID) -- Performance, performance testing, and performance optimization -- Gaseous emissions and the environment -- Maintenance, repair, and overhaul -- Installation -- The business of gas turbines -- Manufacturing, materials, and metallurgy -- Microturbines, fuel cells, and hybrid systems -- Training and education -- Future trends in the gas turbine industry -- Basic design theory -- Additional references and appendix for unit conversion.

Covering basic theory, components, installation, maintenance, manufacturing, regulation and industry developments, Gas Turbines: A Handbook of Air, Sea and Land Applications is a broad-based introductory reference designed to give you the knowledge needed to succeed in the gas turbine industry, land, sea and air applications. Providing the big picture view that other detailed, data-focused resources lack, this book has a strong focus on the information needed to effectively decision-make and plan gas turbine system use for particular applications, taking into consideration not only operat.