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Gas‐Turbine Standby‐Power Generation for Water‐Treatment Plants
Author(s) -
DeMarco T. C.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1974.tb01987.x
Subject(s) - prime mover , horsepower , turbine , gas turbines , electricity generation , generator (circuit theory) , standby power , environmental science , power (physics) , automotive engineering , production (economics) , engineering , waste management , electrical engineering , economics , mechanical engineering , physics , macroeconomics , quantum mechanics , voltage
In only 20 yr the gas‐turbine generator has become an important industrial prime mover, reaching a total worldwide horsepower production of 140 million. As a standby for existing generators it is incomparable—in ways outlined in this article.