Description

ASME PTC 29

Revision / Edition: 05      Chg:      Date: 10/31/05

SPEED-GOVERNING SYSTEMS FOR HYDRAULIC TURBINE-GENERATOR UNITS

Document Abstract
This Code applies to speed governors used on conventional, constant-speed hydraulic turbines. This Code is applicable to electronic-hydraulic and mechanical-hydraulic speed governors. These governors are commonly used to control reaction and impulse-type hydraulic turbines (fixed or variable geometry) and pump turbines operating in generation mode.