Type of Document	Master's Thesis
Author	McMurrer, James E.
URN	etd-11072012-040227
Title	An economic study of a proposed 2000-KW turbo-generator unit in the Virginia Polytechnic Institute central heating and power plant
Degree	Master of Science
Department	Power and Fuel Engineering
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Long, C. Hardy Committee Chair Jones, J. B. Committee Member Norris, Earle Bertram Committee Member Pardue, Louis A. Committee Member
Keywords	Virginia Polytechnic Institute Power Plant.
Date of Defense	1952-06-05
Availability	restricted
Abstract The chief function of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute Central Heating and Power Plant is to provide steam for heating the various building: on the campus. The plant also furnishes the campus and the community of Blacksburg with a portion of their power requirements, the campus with hot water, and the college laundry with soft water The basic function of the plant, however, is the generation cf steam to be used for heating most of the buildings located on the oampus.The electric energy is generated as a by-product of the basic heating function of the plant.
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