Power Generation Technologies: Foundations, Design and Advances provides a comprehensive introduction to the latest developments in renewable and non-renewable generation technologies considered at micro and large-scale, and for traditional facility scale and modern distributed power generation systems. Each chapter provides a foundation in the topic enriched with practical solved examples, end chapter exercises and technical references. Provided computer codes can be instrumentalized to investigate practical examples at a granular level. In addition to the fundamental and theoretical discussions, operational and maintenance guidelines for power equipment are provided to prepare students for work in power plants.
The work provides new international standards and regulation for power generation as well as content devoted to the thermo-economics of power generation and power plants. It is supported by a solution manual for end-chapter exercises and a slide show presentation of the book for instructors and students.
1. 1. Introduction to power generation - p. xiv 2. 2. Thermodynamics of power plant - p. 10 3. 3. Economics of power generation - p. 47 4. 4. Energy sources for power generation - p. 69 5. 5. Steam power plant, design - p. 98 6. 1. SPP technology description - p. 101 7. 2. The Rankine cycle - p. 103 8. 3. The working fluid of SPP - p. 115 9. 4. Efficiency improvement techniques in SPPs - p. 129 10. 5. Problems - p. 196 11. 6. Steam power plants, components - p. 203 12. 7. Gas turbine power plant - p. 261 13. 1. Technology description - p. 265 14. 2. Gas turbine components - p. 293 15. 3. Hydrogen turbines - p. 312 16. 4. Problems - p. 315 17. 8. Micro gas/steam turbines power plants - p. 318 18. 9. Reciprocating power generator engines - p. 355 19. 1. Thermodynamic analyses - p. 359 20. 2. Reciprocating engine characteristics - p. 369 21. 3. Efficiency improvement techniques - p. 394 22. 4. Stirling engine - p. 413 23. 5. Problems - p. 415 24. 10. Solar power plants - p. 418 25. 1. Photovoltaic electricity - p. 420 26. 2. Solar cell, PV module, and PV array - p. 431 27. 3. Material used in the solar cells - p. 433 28. 4. Concentrated solar thermal power plant - p. 438 29. 5. Problems - p. 459 30. 11. Wind power plants - p. 461 31. 12. Hydro power plants - p. 493 32. 13. Fuel cell power plants - p. 531 33. 1. Basics of fuel cells - p. 534 34. 2. Fuel cell types - p. 539 35. 3. Fuel cell subsystems - p. 543 36. 4. Thermodynamics of fuel cells - p. 546 37. 5. Problems - p. 573 38. 14. Thermoelectric generator - p. 574 39. 15. Cogeneration cycles - p. 598 40. 16. Environmental impacts of power plants - p. 617 41. Index - p. 633
Power Generation Technologies: Foundations, Design and Advances provides a comprehensive introduction to the latest developments in renewable and non-renewable generation technologies considered at micro and large-scale, and for traditional facility scale and modern distributed power generation systems. Each chapter provides a foundation in the topic enriched with practical solved examples, end chapter exercises and technical references. Provided computer codes can be instrumentalized to investigate practical examples at a granular level. In addition to the fundamental and theoretical discussions, operational and maintenance guidelines for power equipment are provided to prepare students for work in power plants.
The work provides new international standards and regulation for power generation as well as content devoted to the thermo-economics of power generation and power plants. It is supported by a solution manual for end-chapter exercises and a slide show presentation of the book for instructors and students.
1. 1. Introduction to power generation - p. xiv 2. 2. Thermodynamics of power plant - p. 10 3. 3. Economics of power generation - p. 47 4. 4. Energy sources for power generation - p. 69 5. 5. Steam power plant, design - p. 98 6. 1. SPP technology description - p. 101 7. 2. The Rankine cycle - p. 103 8. 3. The working fluid of SPP - p. 115 9. 4. Efficiency improvement techniques in SPPs - p. 129 10. 5. Problems - p. 196 11. 6. Steam power plants, components - p. 203 12. 7. Gas turbine power plant - p. 261 13. 1. Technology description - p. 265 14. 2. Gas turbine components - p. 293 15. 3. Hydrogen turbines - p. 312 16. 4. Problems - p. 315 17. 8. Micro gas/steam turbines power plants - p. 318 18. 9. Reciprocating power generator engines - p. 355 19. 1. Thermodynamic analyses - p. 359 20. 2. Reciprocating engine characteristics - p. 369 21. 3. Efficiency improvement techniques - p. 394 22. 4. Stirling engine - p. 413 23. 5. Problems - p. 415 24. 10. Solar power plants - p. 418 25. 1. Photovoltaic electricity - p. 420 26. 2. Solar cell, PV module, and PV array - p. 431 27. 3. Material used in the solar cells - p. 433 28. 4. Concentrated solar thermal power plant - p. 438 29. 5. Problems - p. 459 30. 11. Wind power plants - p. 461 31. 12. Hydro power plants - p. 493 32. 13. Fuel cell power plants - p. 531 33. 1. Basics of fuel cells - p. 534 34. 2. Fuel cell types - p. 539 35. 3. Fuel cell subsystems - p. 543 36. 4. Thermodynamics of fuel cells - p. 546 37. 5. Problems - p. 573 38. 14. Thermoelectric generator - p. 574 39. 15. Cogeneration cycles - p. 598 40. 16. Environmental impacts of power plants - p. 617 41. Index - p. 633
