Maneuverability of Wet-Steam Turbines.

The possibility of utilizing nuclear power plants in the future, partly to regulate the frequency and capacity of power systems, is considered. The advantages of wet steam turbines in comparison with high steam parameter turbines of the same capacity are noted and their possible utilization for emergency regulation of power systems as actuating organs of emergency control systems is discussed. The maneuvering characteristies of wet steam turbines under comparatively slow capacity changes, connected with the coverage of scheduled loads of electric power systems, and under rapid changes of capacity due to the participation of turbosets in emergency control of electric power systems, are considered.