Axial steam turbine
Single-stage steam turbine with power output measurement; steam supply via, electrical steam generator
Features
• laboratory-scale axial single-stage steam turbine
• variety of safety and monitoring equipment
• design of a complete steam power plant together with supplied electrical steam generator Learning objectives/experiments
• principle of operation of a steam turbine:
• steam consumption of the turbine
• turbine output at different settings
• investigation of the losses occurring in different turbine components
• power and torque curve
• overall efficiency compared to the theoretical efficiency
Specification
• single-stage axial impulse turbine, mounted in corrosion resistant, sealed ball bearings
• load on the turbine by eddy current brake
• condenser with water-cooled coiled tube
• steam supply from electrical steam generator 
• various safety devices for safe operation
• sensors and digital indicator for speed, temperature, pressure and flow rate
• software for data acquisition via USB under Windows 8.1, 10
Technical data
Single-stage axial impulse turbine
• rotor inner diameter: 54mm
• max. speed: 40000min-1
• max. inlet pressure: 9bar abs.
• max. outlet pressure: 1bar abs.
• nominal power output: 50W
Measuring ranges
• pressure:
• 0...16bar (steam)
• 0...1,6bar (condenser)
• differential pressure: 0...50mbar
• flow rate: 0...720L/h (cooling water)
• speed: 0...50000min-1
• torque: 0...70Nmm
• temperature: 0...400°C
230V, 50Hz, 1 phase