Desware Contents | Sample Chapters
Technology Development
Resource Development
Environmental Effects
Power Production Evolution
Technical Limitations
Capital Investment
Power Plant Operation
Technical Limitations
Location and Type
Safety and Risk
Future Prospects
Renewable Resources
Energy Technologies
Technological Decisions
Fundamental Requirements
Environmental Considerations
Thermodynamic Cycles
Applications of Thermodynamic Cycles
Heat and Energy Flows
Fuels and Efficiency
Metallurgy and Chemistry
Combustion Fundamentals
Combustion Calculations
Energy Balances
Air-Fuel Ratios
Heat of Combustion
Combustion products
Fundamental Equations
Thermodynamic Laws
Thermodynamic Cycles
Steam Turbine Applications
Cycle Efficiencies
Turbine Expansion Lines
Available Energy and Availability
Heat Exchangers
Steam Turbines
Complete Steam Cycle
Thermo-economic Analysis
Metals and their Properties
Refurbishment versus Replacement
Material Characteristics
Plant Operational Conditions
Component Inspection and Testing
Life Assessment
Inspection and Reassessment
Coal Gasification
Fuel Combustion
Exhaust Gas Treatment
Natural Heat Sources
Nuclear Heat Sources
Nuclear Reactor Developments
Advanced Reactor Designs
Basic Design
Boiler Structure
Boiler Auxiliaries
Boiler Back-End Components
Liquid and Gaseous Fuel Handling
Solid Fuel Handling
Pulverizing Mills
Pulverized Coal Burners
Cyclone Furnaces
Stokers
Fluidized Beds
Coal Gasification
Gas and Oil
Environmental Considerations
Furnace Design
Water Circulation
Boiler Drum
Super heaters and Reheaters
Economizers
General Principles
Fan Characteristics
Air Heaters
Sootblowers
Gas Cleanup Facilities
Exhaust Gas
Electrostatic Precipitators
Baghouses
Flue Gas Desulfurization
Nitrogen Oxides Removal
Carbon Dioxide
Exhaust Gas Stacks
Ash
Ash Handling Systems
Ash Disposal Systems
Environmental Considerations
Introduction: A Typical Plant
Materials Applications
Chemistry Considerations
Turbine Fundamentals
Turbine Types
Energy Storage
Combined Cycles
Heat Rejection
Heat Rejection Systems
Future Developments
Design Principles
Design Features
Turbine Classification
Velocity Diagrams
Stage Design
Turbine Cylinder Configuration
Turbine Seals
Turbine Bearings
Main Steam System
Reheating and Feedheating
Condenser
Condenser Operation
Turbine Losses
Supersaturation
Turbine Expansion Line
Moisture in Turbine
Part Load Operation
Turbine Back Pressure
Thermal Effects
Turbine Governing
Cooling Towers
Air-cooled Heat Exchangers
Dry/wet and wet/dry Cooling Systems
Gas Turbines for Electric Power Generation: Introduction
Basics of Gas Turbine Operation
Ideal Cycles
Real Cycles
Combined Cycles
Cogeneration Plant
Off-design Performance
Current gas turbines
Combines cycles
Cogeneration
Electrical Power Theory
Electrical Generators
Electrical Transformers
Electrical Generator Configuration
Power Transmission Components
Preliminaries
Second-Law-Based Analysis
Modeling a System for Performance-Cost Analysis
Manual Improvement of a System
Automated Improvement for a Given System Structure
Application Example
From Design to Operation
Appendix: An Overview of Engineering Sciences
Steam Turbine
Extraction Pressure Control System
HP Reducing Station
Systems Interconnections
Description
Steam Descriptions
Reheaters and Steam Description Isolation
Modes of Operation
Problem Formulation
Operation Costs
Unit Commitment
Load Dispatch
Problem Formulation
Existing System and Supply Options
Objective Function and Constraints
Solution Methods
Maximum Energy Recovery in Desalination Systems
Optimal Criterion for Dual Purpose Desalination Plants
Exergetics
Exergetics and Economics
Exergetics and Desalination
The Early Years
Renewed Interest
Seawater Desalination Technologies
Nuclear Reactors for Seawater Desalination
Study of Combined Nuclear Desalination for North Africa
Economic Forecast of Nuclear Desalination
National Projects and Activities in Nuclear Desalination
