Contents

Thermal Engineering


Vol. 64, No. 4, 2017

A simultaneous English language translation of this journal is available from Pleiades Publishing, Ltd.
Distributed worldwide by Springer. Thermal Engineering ISSN 0040-6015.


Energy Conservation, New and Renewable Energy Sources

Modern Geothermal Power: Binary Cycle Geothermal Power Plants

G. V. Tomarov and A. A. Shipkov p. 243  abstract

Determining the Parameters of Weibull Function to Estimate the Wind Power Potential in Conditions of Limited Source Meteorological Data

Yu. A. Fetisova, B. V. Ermolenko, G. V. Ermolenko and S. V. Kiseleva p. 251  abstract

Numerical Investigation of the Staged Gasification of Wet Wood

I. G. Donskoi, A. N. Kozlov, D. A. Svishchev and V. A. Shamanskii p. 258  abstract


Metals and Strength Analysis

A Case of Industrial Safety Appraisal for Extension of Service Life of GTK-10-4 Gas Turbines Used at Gas Transmission Stations

A. I. Rybnikov, A. G. Kovalev, I. I. Kryukov, S. A. Leont’ev and A. V. Moshnikov p. 265  abstract

Application Experience of Grade 10Kh9MFB Chromium Steel for Steam Shutoff and Control Valve Bodies

V. N. Skorobogatykh, I. A. Schenkova, I. A. Danyushevskiy, E. A. Grin’, L. Ya. Levkov, D. A. Prudnikov, D. N. Zhuravlev and A. M. Bazhenov p. 272  abstract

Long-Term Strength Determination for Cooled Blades Made of Monocrystalline Superalloys

L. B. Getsov, A. S. Semenov, V. A. Besschetnov, A. I. Grishchenko and S. G. Semenov p. 280  abstract


Steam Turbine, Gas Turbine, Steam-Gas Plants and Accessory Equipment

Specific Features of the Flow Structure in a Reactive Type Turbine Stage

V. A. Chernikov and E. Yu. Semakina p. 288  abstract

Influence of the Reheat Temperature on the Efficiency of the Wet-Steam Turbines of Thermal Power Plants that Operate under Variable Conditions

A. A. Tarelin p. 295  abstract


Heat and Mass Transfer, Properties of Working Fluids and Materials

Nanoparticle Coating of a Microchannel Surface is an Effective Method for Increasing the Critical Heat Flux

M. V. Shustov, Yu. A. Kuzma-Kichta and A. V. Lavrikov p. 301  abstract


Water Treatment and Water Chemistry

Standardization of the Water Heat Carrier Quality at Russian Thermal Power Plants

B. M. Larin, A. B. Larin, S. Yu. Suslov and A. V. Kirilina p. 307  abstract


District Heating and Heat Networks

Investigation of Failures in Operation of Heat Networks of Large Heat Supply Systems

T. A. Rafalskaya p. 313  abstract