What is the purpose of a turning gear?

Answer Posted / hameedwahab

The role of turning gear in Steam Turbine: To rotate rotor in low speed for the following purposes: 1.To Warm Rotor uniformly before start up. 2.To Cool Rotor uniformly after shutdown. 3.To reduce the initial Torque during start up.

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