Steam turbine theory and practice : a text-book for engineering students, by William J. Kearton. With 547 illustrations, 49 worked examples and 164 examples with answers.

Introduction -- Properties of steam -- Entropy diagrams -- Theoretical steam turbine cycle -- The flow of steam through nozzles -- Steam nozzle research -- The flow of steam through impulse turbine blades -- The flow of steam through impulse-reaction turbine blades -- Flow in steam turbines -- Experiments of turbine blades -- State point locus and reheat factor -- Regenerative feed heating -- Reheating and water extraction cycles -- Turbine performance at varying loads -- Mixed pressure and pass out turbines -- Construction of nozzles and diaphragms -- Construction of turbine blades and blade attachments -- Construction of turbine rotors -- Stresses in turbine rotors -- The critical speed of turbine rotors -- Construction of cylinders -- Glands and packing devices -- Bearings and lubrication -- Governors and governor gears -- Speed and output of steam turbines -- The L Jungstrom turbine -- Examples of construction -- Test results -- Appendix