Tanuma Tadashi. Advances in steam turbines for modern power plants

Woodhead Publishing Energy Series, 2017. — 568 p. — ISBN: 978-0-08-100314-5.Introduction to steam turbines for power plants.
Steam turbine cycles and cycle design optimization: the Rankine cycle, thermal power cycles, and IGCC power plants.
Steam turbine cycles and cycle design optimization: advanced ultra-supercritical thermal power plants and nuclear power plants.
Steam turbine cycles and cycle design optimization: combined cycle power plants.
Steam turbine life cycle cost evaluations and comparison with other power systems.
Steam Turbine Analysis, Measurement and Monitoring for Design Optimization.
Design and analysis for aerodynamic efficiency enhancement of steam turbines.
Steam turbine rotor design and rotor dynamics analysis.
Steam turbine design for load-following capability and highly efficient partial operation.
Analysis and design of wet-steam stages.
Solid particle erosion analysis and protection design for steam turbines.
Steam turbine monitoring technology, validation, and verification tests for power plants.
Development in materials for ultra-supercritical (USC) and advanced ultra-supercritical (A-USC) steam turbines.
Development of last-stage long blades for steam turbines.
Introduction of new sealing technologies for steam turbines.
Introduction of advanced technologies for steam turbine bearings.
Manufacturing technologies for key steam turbine parts.
Steam turbine retrofitting for the life extension of power plants.
Steam turbine retrofitting for power increase and efficiency enhancement.
Advanced geothermal steam turbines.
Steam turbines for solar thermal and other renewable energies.
Advanced ultra-supercritical pressure (A-USC) steam turbines and their combination with carbon capture and storage systems (CCS).
Steam turbine roles and necessary technologies for stabilization of the electricity grid in the renewable energy era.