Turbine Thermal Appraisal

About the Book

This is a book of practical thermotechnics for turbines aimed at technicians and engineers who have responsibilities in turbine facilities or participate in engineering projects where turbines are a component of a larger complex. This book is also aimed at professionals who are responsible for turbine procurement, either in its complete form or for acquisition of spare parts. An important part of this book’s philosophy is to explain easy-to-use mathematical tools to evaluate actual operational turbines or generate behavior models of a turbine operation for benchmarking purposes. These mathematical tools are specifically developed in spreadsheets to solve practical problems. These tools can be downloaded free from https://www.facebook.com/groups/turbinia.

About the Author

Ernesto Novillo is a Canadian engineer born in Argentina, where he earned two engineering degrees (mechanical and electrical, one of them with honours, summa cum laude). He has a long career as director of international energy projects, in which he acquired experience in turbine technology for power generation and marine propulsion. He developed his career in various countries of America, Europe, and Asia. As a result of his professional activity, he has lived in several countries on three different continents. His wife, Marité, and his four children accompanied him as he globe-trotted and directed energy projects.