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Welcome to Black Start: The 1965 Blackout and the Power Generation Industry

The following are chapters to Black Start: The 1965 Blackout and the Power Generation Industry, an online publication by David Lucier, founder and General Manager for PAL Turbine Services, LLC. Feel free to check it out. You can also download .pdf versions of each chapter off of Dave’s website on the Black Start Page.

  • About Black Start
  • Black Start: A Prologue
  • Black Start: Introduction
  • Black Start: Chapter One – The Brayton Cycle
  • Black Start: Chapter Two – Time Line – Gas Turbine Technology
  • Black Start: Chapter Three – Gas Turbine Performance, Simplified
  • Black Start: Chapter Four – Sir Frank Whittle, Father of the Gas Turbine
  • Black Start: Chapter Five: Gas Turbine Planes, Trains & Automobiles
  • Black Start: Chapter Six: Rutland on the Leading Edge
  • Black Start: Chapter Seven: The Fuel Regulator
  • Black Start: Chapter Eight: Compressor Drives for the Industrial and Gas Pipeline Industry
  • Black Start: Chapter Nine: Enter the Peaking Power Package Plant
  • Black Start: Chapter Ten: The Great Northeast Blackout
  • Black Start: Chapter Eleven: The Long-awaited Frame 7
  • Black Start: Chapter Twelve: The The Mighty MS5002 Gas Turbine
  • Black Start, Chapter Thirteen: Speedtronic™ Control and Protection Systems
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Highlights

  • Blackstart: Prologue
  • Blackstart: Introduction
  • Chapter 1: The Brayton Cycle
  • Chapter 2: Time Line – Gas Turbine Technology
  • Chapter 3: Gas Turbine Performance, Simplified
  • Chapter 4: Sir Frank Whittle, Father of the Gas Turbine
  • Chapter 5: Gas Turbine Planes, Trains and Automobiles
  • Chapter 6: Rutland on the Leading Edge
  • Chapter 7: The Fuel Regulator
  • Chapter 8: Compressor Drives for the Industrial and Gas Pipeline Industry
  • Chapter 9: Enter the Peaking Power Package Plant
  • Chapter 10: The Great Northeast Blackout
  • Chapter 11: The Long-awaited Frame 7
  • Chapter 12: The Mighty MS5002 Gas Turbine
  • Chapter 13: Speedtronic™ Control and Protection Systems
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