Info on Westinghouse turbines (similar to GER)

[aafuni]

Does anyone know if there are any documents regarding the evolution of Westinghouse turbines. I am looking for something similar to General Electric's "GER" documents, that would cover some of the basic changes between different models. I am specifically looking for their W501 series turbines. Since they are now part of Siemens I am having trouble finding documentation on the older systems.

Thanks,
AAFuni

 

[byrdj]

Wish I could help, but I don't have any thing on WH.
However your comments related to the evolution of turbine design strikes home with me. I don't think enough resources or emphasis is being place on documenting such and wish this knowledge could get recorded before it is lost.

even for the GE, thier documents seem to be sales pitches and lack a lot of information that engineers would like to see (but better than nothing) the updated versions of the GE-I,K,R,Y's seem to be sanitized compared to the older ones. It just so happens I have been looking for a specific controls GER for several years now and a colege found it yesterday in his files (last published in 1954)

Good luck in your endevours

 

[rmw]

Most of the modern GER's without saying it specifically state 'we have finally found out that the way "W" always did it was the right way'. Dense Pak, HA!

rmw

 

[aafuni]

Thanks for your input guys. It sure would be nice if companies actually documented what they did other than just said "oh, hey switch to this product because it is better."

Byrdj, I know what you mean with the new GE ones, with F tech they pretty much all just say that they have incorporated the latest F tech technology without really telling you what that means.
-AAFuni

 

[rmw]

Aw, "F" technology is stated somewhere, just as "H" is. I just don't remember where it is right now. And, I think that when "W" referred to their "F" technology, it was essentially the same, but I didn't research that statement before making it.

rmw

 

[stgrme]

I found a reference to a Westinghouse technical paper in an ASME publication.

Scalzo, A.J., Bannister, R.L., DeCorso, M., Howard, G.S., 1994, “Evolution of Westinghouse Heavy-Duty Power Generation and Industrial Combustion Turbines”, ASME
Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, 118, pp. 316-330.

Perhaps you can obtain a re-print from ASME.

Best of luck!