Impulse and Reaction Steam Turbines: Tribhuwan University Institute of Engineering Thapathali Campus
Impulse and Reaction Steam Turbines: Tribhuwan University Institute of Engineering Thapathali Campus
Impulse and Reaction Steam Turbines: Tribhuwan University Institute of Engineering Thapathali Campus
INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING
THAPATHALI CAMPUS
A PRESENTATION ON:
IMPULSE AND REACTION STEAM TURBINES
Presenter:
Sushil Chapai (Champ)
071-BME-440
STEAM TURBINES
A steam turbine is a device that extracts thermal energy from high
temperature, pressurized steam and convert a part of the energy into
mechanical power-in turn electrical power
The blades change the direction of steam flow without changing its
pressure.
The force due to change of momentum causes the rotation of the turbine
shaft.
It consists of a large number of stages, each stage consisting of set of fixed and moving
blades. The heat drop takes place throughout in both fixed and moving blades.
No nozzles are provided in a reaction turbine. The fixed blades act both as nozzles in
which velocity of steam increased and direct the steam to enter the ring of moving
blades. As pressure drop takes place both in the fixed and moving blades, all the blades
are nozzle shaped.
The steam expands while flowing over the moving blades and thus gives reaction to the moving
blades. Hence the turbine is called reaction turbine.
The fixed blades are attached to the casing whereas moving blades are fixed with the rotor.
It is also called Parson’s reaction turbine.
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Fig: Reaction turbine
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Working animation of the reaction turbine
The relative velocity of steam passing over the blade The relative velocity of steam passing over the blade
remains constant in the absence of friction increases as the steam expands while passing over
the blade
Blades are symmetrical Blades are asymmetrical
The pressure on both ends of the moving blade is The pressure on both ends of the moving blade is
same different
For the same power developed, as pressure drop is For the same power developed, as pressure drop is
more, the number of stages required are less small, the number of stages required are more
The blade efficiency curve is less flat The blade efficiency curve is more flat
The steam velocity is very high and therefore the The steam velocity is not very high and therefore the
speed of turbine is high.
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speed of turbine is
11
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IMPULSE TURBINE VS REACTION TURBINE
http://www.slideshare.net/sumit2549/sumit-sharma-panchli-shanti-institute-of-
technology-kurali-meerut-btech-me-2nd-year-ppt-on-steam-turbine
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steam_turbine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xdBOwYHKbQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyAd-gLO9CE