May I ask: What is a forward-flow steam turbine?
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Dear colleagues who are familiar with steam turbines, what is a forward-flow steam turbine? It is mainly used in industry. Thank you
In surface-type heat exchangers, when the cold fluid and the hot fluid flow in parallel in the same direction, it is called a co-current heat exchange condenser; is a turbine that uses such a condenser a co-current turbine?
Your term \"turbine operating in the flow direction\" is not quite accurate; as far as I know, turbines are classified according to the direction of the airflow into three types: axial flow turbines, radial flow turbines, and circumferential (recirculating) flow turbines. The overall direction of steam flow in an axial flow turbine is roughly parallel to the shaft ； The overall direction of steam flow in a radial-flow turbine is roughly perpendicular to the axis of rotation ； In a peripheral-flow turbine, the steam flows roughly in the direction of the turbine circumference; such turbines are generally smaller in size.
Regarding the question above, let me add something: earlier I explained the various types of turbines classified by the direction of steam flow. What the original poster referred to as \"co-current\" is the axial flow turbine mentioned earlier, in which the overall direction of steam flow is roughly parallel to the axis.
Thank you, fellow poster! The forward-flow steam turbine was proposed by our chief engineer; I’m too embarrassed to ask him, and even after searching through various materials, I couldn’t find a definition for what a forward-flow steam turbine is! Haha! Thank you all!