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Though the original edition of the book was primarily designed as a technical history of the BBC/ABB/Alstom power generation gas turbines, its scope is sufficiently broad to cover general development trends, including parallel competitor activities; correspondingly the title of this reviewed 3rd edition was adapted in a more general sense. A special benefit is the historical breakdown to the gas turbine component level, so that the book actually outlines the development of axial compressors from early beginnings based on Prandtl's wing theory, the progress in combustion technology towards extraordinary low emission values and that of axial turbines with special emphasis on early turbine cooling innovations, already in the 1930s a stroke of genius of the BBC Baden engineering team. The sheer length of certain engineering developments over several decades allows interesting historic observations and deductions on inherent business mechanisms, the effects of technology preparations and organisational consequences. A look into the mirror of the past provides revelations on the impact of far-reaching business decisions. In 2017 the book received the prestigious Engineer-Historian Award of the ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers).
Though the original edition of the book was primarily designed as a technical history of the BBC/ABB/Alstom power generation gas turbines, its scope is sufficiently broad to cover general development trends, including parallel competitor activities; correspondingly the title of this reviewed 3rd edition was adapted in a more general sense. A special benefit is the historical breakdown to the gas turbine component level, so that the book actually outlines the development of axial compressors from early beginnings based on Prandtl's wing theory, the progress in combustion technology towards extraordinary low emission values and that of axial turbines with special emphasis on early turbine cooling innovations, already in the 1930s a stroke of genius of the BBC Baden engineering team. The sheer length of certain engineering developments over several decades allows interesting historic observations and deductions on inherent business mechanisms, the effects of technology preparations and organisational consequences. A look into the mirror of the past provides revelations on the impact of far-reaching business decisions. In 2017 the book received the prestigious Engineer-Historian Award of the ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers).
In 2013, he published 'Gas Turbine Powerhouse' about 100 years of power generation gas turbine development in English (2nd ed. 2014, present 3rd ed. 2025), here now accompanied with a first edition in German. The book received the prestigious ASME Engineer-Historian Award in 2017.
In 2023, he published a technical history book 'Jet Web' about connections in the early development history of aero gas turbines, partly influenced by power generation gas turbine developments, 1925-1950, followed by a corresponding German edition in 2024
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Fachbereich: | Kraftwerktechnik |
| Genre: | Technik |
| Rubrik: | Naturwissenschaften & Technik |
| Medium: | Buch |
| Inhalt: |
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540 S. 120 s/w Illustr. 130 s/w Tab. 120 b/w ill. 130 b/w tbl. |
| ISBN-13: | 9783119149792 |
| ISBN-10: | 3119149799 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Gebunden |
| Autor: | Eckardt, Dietrich |
| Auflage: | 3. Aufl. |
| Hersteller: | Oldenbourg |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Walter de Gruyter GmbH, De Gruyter GmbH, Genthiner Str. 13, D-10785 Berlin, productsafety@degruyterbrill.com |
| Abbildungen: | 120 b/w ill., 130 b/w tbl. |
| Maße: | 35 x 175 x 245 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Dietrich Eckardt |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 21.04.2025 |
| Gewicht: | 1,037 kg |
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