The majority of the world’s electricity is produced by steam turbines consisting of a cascade ... parameter-driven optimization approach to blade design that makes sense of the complex ...

The components within the steam turbine most susceptible to damage ... but have designed inspection devices and techniques for proving compliance with design characteristics. The important ...

The large steam turbine blade, made from a steel alloy ... such as molds made by a single casting house for a single design. Many of the large-scale components in today's turbines are several ...