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The development of steam turbine blading with high tip to hub diameter ratios over the last 50 years has been traced with particular emphasis on the reasons for adopting twisted blading in low pressure turbines. The aerodynamic concepts of the more generally accepted design bases for twisted blading are discussed and comparisons made between the efficiencies of selected twisted designs and straight blading. Current methods in the development of transonic low pressure blading for large 3000 rev/min central power station units are also described and the paper concludes by comparing the theoretical and measured steam angles across the last stage of a one-third scale model of a 136-in tip diameter low pressure turbine.

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Survey of Twisted Blading Development in Steam Turbines

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