my team is designing a solar tracker, the module mounting structure has been designed considering dead load and wind load into consideration. I am supposed to calculate the torque or thrust required to tilt or rotate the structure using a linear or rotary electrical actuator. The arrangement is...
How do turbine manufacturers decide the size of a turbine, for a particular capacity (MW)specified by client ??
For example, if I am specifying the steam conditions as 390 degree centigrade and pressure of 90 bar. the size of turbine will be different for 50 MW or 100 MW capacity.
How is it...