![cover image](https://wikiwandv2-19431.kxcdn.com/_next/image?url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Rateau_turbine%252C_pressure_-_velocity_diagram_%2528Heat_Engines%252C_1913%2529.jpg/640px-Rateau_turbine%252C_pressure_-_velocity_diagram_%2528Heat_Engines%252C_1913%2529.jpg&w=640&q=50)
Pressure compounding in turbines
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pressure compounding is the method in which pressure in a steam turbine is made to drop in a number of stages rather than in a single nozzle. This method of compounding is used in Rateau and Zoelly turbines.
![]() | This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these template messages)
|
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Rateau_turbine%2C_pressure_-_velocity_diagram_%28Heat_Engines%2C_1913%29.jpg/320px-Rateau_turbine%2C_pressure_-_velocity_diagram_%28Heat_Engines%2C_1913%29.jpg)