Twentieth century hand-book for steam engineers and electricians, with questions and answers .. (1905)
Swingle, C. F. [from old catalog], Horstmann, Henry Charles, 1858- [from old catalog], Tousley, Victor Hugo, 1875- [from old catalog] · Chicago, F. J. Drake & co. · leaf 384
vertical shaft is also held in place and kept steady bythree sleeve bearings, one just above the step, onebetween the turbine and generator, and the other near THE CURTIS STEAM TURBINE 373 the top. These guide bearings are lubricated by astandard gravity feed system. It is apparent that theamount… … FIGURE 135. 500 K.W. CURTIS STEAM TURBINE IN COURSE OF CONSTRUCTION. sequence, therefore, the clearances are reduced to theminimum. The Curtis turbine is divided into two or more stages,and each stage has one, two or more sets of revolvingblades bolted upon the peripheries of wheels keyed tothe…
