12|16 Expansion Set

these temperatures are usually recorded to give the operator guidance during startup you must make sure to learn and remember the limits which are established for each of your turbines in order to increase the output of the turbine steam flow is increased and this consequently adds more heat to the metallic components causing expansion the operator must take care not to increase steam flow or steam temperature too rapidly as this could lead to unequal expansion of components and possible distortion when this occurs on the rotor it leads to an increase in eccentricity the shaft and rotor take on a slight bow due to temperature Distortion and this is exaggerated by the centrifugal force of rotation eccentricity is dangerous because it results in a reduction in radial clearance between the rotating and stationary parts the degree of eccentricity is measured and recorded at the operator's t