Chapter Steam Turbines In The Modern World – Chapter Rise Of Steam Turbine Output And Efficiency – With Steam Parameters – Steam Turbines With Subcritical Main Steam – Pressure Of The S-S – Supercritical- And Usc-Pressure Steam – Turbines Of The S-S – Modern Steam Turbines With – Elevated Steam Conditions – Potential Rise Of Steam Conditions – In The Nearest Future – Chapter Configuration Of Modern Power Steam Turbines – Large Power Steam Turbines – Profiles For Modern Power Steam Turbines Of – A Moderate Capacity – Chapter Design Of Steam Path, Blading, Gland Seals, And Valves – Features Of Modern Three-Dimensional Steam – Path Design – Improvement Of Turbine Gland Seals And – Non-Bladed Areas – Reduction Of Losses In Control Valves – Chapter Last Stage Blades And Exhaust Hoods Of Lp Cylinders – Last Stage Blades – Lp Exhaust Ports – Last Stage Blade Protection Against Water – Drop Erosion – Chapter Thermal Expansion, Bearings, And Lubrication – Arrangement Of Thermal Expansion – Improvement Of Journal Bearings – Prevention Of Oil Fires Due To The Use Of – Fire-Resistant Fluids As Lubricant – Part Ii Steam Turbine Transients And Cycling Operation – Chapter Operating Conditions And Start-Up Systems – For Steam-Turbine Power Units – Typology Of Operating Conditions – Some Features Of Start-Up Systems As Applied – To Steam-Turbine And Cc Power Units – Chapter Experimental And Calculation Researches Of – Turbine Transients – Main Goals Of Start-Up Field Tests – Heat Transfer Boundary Conditions For Major .