Excerpt from Steam Turbines a Short Treatise on Theory, Design, and Field of Operation The purpose of this book is twofold, to provide, first, a text book suited to a short course on steam turbines in engineering schools and, second, a book for the engineer on the principles and general design of turbines without going into refined treat ment of the more difficult problems entering into their design. At the end of each article is given a short list of references where those wishing to pursue the subject will find it treated most thoroughly. Other references are given among the prob lems to sources available to most students and it is suggested that these be made subjects for short reports, thus extending the reading of the student beyond the limits of the present text. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.