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100 1 _aKiameh, Philip.
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245 1 0 _aPower generation handbook :
_b fundamentals of low-emission, high-efficiency power plant operation /
_c Philip Kiameh.
250 _a2nd ed.
260 _aNew York :
_b McGraw-Hill,
_c c2012.
300 _axxviii, 704 p. :
_b ill. ;
_c 25 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _a1- 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 --
505 0 _a29- 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.
520 _aUpdated 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.
650 0 _aElectric power production.
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