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Power generation handbook : fundamentals of low-emission, high-efficiency power plant operation / Philip Kiameh.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : McGraw-Hill, c2012.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xxviii, 704 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780071772273
  • 0071772278
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 333.7932   23
Contents:
1- REVIEW OF THERMODYNAMICS PRINCIPLES -- 2- STEAM POWER PLANTS -- 3- STEAM TURBINE COMPONENTS -- 4- STEAM TURBINES AND AUXILIARIES -- 5- POWER STATION PERFORMANCE MONITORING -- 6- THE TURBINE GOVERNING SYSTEMS -- 7- STEAM CHESTS AND VALVES -- 8- TURBINE PROTECTIVE DEVICES -- 9- TURBINE INSTRUMENTATION -- 10- LUBRICATION SYSTEMS -- 11- GLAND SEALING SYSTEM -- 12- GAS TURBINE FUNDAMENTALS -- 13- AN OVERVIEW OF GAS TURBINES -- 14- GAS TURBINE COMPRESSORS -- 15- GAS TURBINE DESIGN -- 16- GAS TURBINE CALCULATIONS -- 17- GAS TURBINE COMBUSTORS -- 18- AXIAL-FLOW TURBINES -- 19- GAS TURBINE MATERIALS -- 20- GAS TURBINE LUBRICATION AND FUEL SYSTEMS -- 21- GAS TURBINE BEARINGS AND SEALS -- 22- GAS TURBINE INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROL SYSTEMS -- 23- GAS TURBINE PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS -- 24- GAS TURBINE OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE CONSIDERATIONS -- 25- GAS TURBINE EMISSION GUIDELINES AND CONTROL METHODS -- 26- COMBINED CYCLES -- 27- ABSORPTION CHILLERS -- 28- SELECTION CONSIDERATIONS OF COMBINED CYCLES AND CO-GENERATION PLANTS --
29- APPLICATION OF CO-GENERATION AND COMBINED CYCLE PLANTS -- 30- CO-GENERATION APPLICATION CONSIDERATIONS -- 31- CENTRAL STEAM, CO-GENERATION, AND DISTRICT HEATING PLANT -- 32- ECONOMIC AND TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR COMBINED-CYCLE PERFORMANCE--ENHANCEMENT OPTIONS -- 33- WIND POWER GENERATION -- 34- ECONOMICS OF WIND POWER -- 35- SOLAR POWER -- 36- SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC TECHNOLOGIES -- 37- ECONOMICS OF SOLAR POWER SYSTEMS -- 38- FUNDAMENTALS OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS -- 39- INTRODUCTION TO MACHINERY PRINCIPLES -- 40- TRANSFORMERS -- 41- TRANSFORMER COMPONENTS AND MAINTENANCE -- 42- AC MACHINE FUNDAMENTALS -- 43- SYNCHRONOUS GENERATORS -- 44- GENERATOR COMPONENTS, AUXILIARIES, AND EXCITATION -- 45- GENERATOR TESTING, INSPECTION, AND MAINTENANCE -- 46- MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS ON THERMODYNAMIC PRINCIPLES.
Summary: Updated throughout to cover the latest technologies and applications, Power Generation Handbook, Second Edition, focuses on the basics of power generation using gas turbine, steam, wind, solar, co-generation, and combined-cycle power plants. Other essential topics such as calculations, efficient plant design, emission limits, monitoring, and the economics of power generation are discussed in detail. A real-world case study illustrates the material presented in this authoritative resource.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1- REVIEW OF THERMODYNAMICS PRINCIPLES -- 2- STEAM POWER PLANTS -- 3- STEAM TURBINE COMPONENTS -- 4- STEAM TURBINES AND AUXILIARIES -- 5- POWER STATION PERFORMANCE MONITORING -- 6- THE TURBINE GOVERNING SYSTEMS -- 7- STEAM CHESTS AND VALVES -- 8- TURBINE PROTECTIVE DEVICES -- 9- TURBINE INSTRUMENTATION -- 10- LUBRICATION SYSTEMS -- 11- GLAND SEALING SYSTEM -- 12- GAS TURBINE FUNDAMENTALS -- 13- AN OVERVIEW OF GAS TURBINES -- 14- GAS TURBINE COMPRESSORS -- 15- GAS TURBINE DESIGN -- 16- GAS TURBINE CALCULATIONS -- 17- GAS TURBINE COMBUSTORS -- 18- AXIAL-FLOW TURBINES -- 19- GAS TURBINE MATERIALS -- 20- GAS TURBINE LUBRICATION AND FUEL SYSTEMS -- 21- GAS TURBINE BEARINGS AND SEALS -- 22- GAS TURBINE INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROL SYSTEMS -- 23- GAS TURBINE PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS -- 24- GAS TURBINE OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE CONSIDERATIONS -- 25- GAS TURBINE EMISSION GUIDELINES AND CONTROL METHODS -- 26- COMBINED CYCLES -- 27- ABSORPTION CHILLERS -- 28- SELECTION CONSIDERATIONS OF COMBINED CYCLES AND CO-GENERATION PLANTS --

29- APPLICATION OF CO-GENERATION AND COMBINED CYCLE PLANTS -- 30- CO-GENERATION APPLICATION CONSIDERATIONS -- 31- CENTRAL STEAM, CO-GENERATION, AND DISTRICT HEATING PLANT -- 32- ECONOMIC AND TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR COMBINED-CYCLE PERFORMANCE--ENHANCEMENT OPTIONS -- 33- WIND POWER GENERATION -- 34- ECONOMICS OF WIND POWER -- 35- SOLAR POWER -- 36- SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC TECHNOLOGIES -- 37- ECONOMICS OF SOLAR POWER SYSTEMS -- 38- FUNDAMENTALS OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS -- 39- INTRODUCTION TO MACHINERY PRINCIPLES -- 40- TRANSFORMERS -- 41- TRANSFORMER COMPONENTS AND MAINTENANCE -- 42- AC MACHINE FUNDAMENTALS -- 43- SYNCHRONOUS GENERATORS -- 44- GENERATOR COMPONENTS, AUXILIARIES, AND EXCITATION -- 45- GENERATOR TESTING, INSPECTION, AND MAINTENANCE -- 46- MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS ON THERMODYNAMIC PRINCIPLES.

Updated throughout to cover the latest technologies and applications, Power Generation Handbook, Second Edition, focuses on the basics of power generation using gas turbine, steam, wind, solar, co-generation, and combined-cycle power plants. Other essential topics such as calculations, efficient plant design, emission limits, monitoring, and the economics of power generation are discussed in detail. A real-world case study illustrates the material presented in this authoritative resource.

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