Power Generation Handbook: Fundamentals of Low-Emission, High-Efficiency Power Plant Operation

by Philip Kiameh

THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO POWER GENERATION--FULLY REVISEDUpdated 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.Coverage includes: All components and subsystems of the various types of gas turbine, steam power, co-generation, combined-cycle, wind turbine, solar power, and generator plantsAdvantages, applications, performance, and economics of low-emission, high-efficiency power plantsSelection, operation, and maintenance of gas turbines, steam turbines, valves, compressors, governing systems, combustors, de-aerators, feedwater heaters, transformers, generators, wind turbines and generators, and solar power stationsMonitoring and control of all power station environmental emissionsPower station performance monitoring and performance enhancement options

736 pages, ebook

Published May 9, 2014

Reviews

[Steve Lawrence · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is a very well written and complete review of the theory and practice of power generation, fundamentals of low-emission & high efficiency power plant operation, and is a wonderful handbook that, in my opinion, makes the subject matter easy to understand for a variety of professionals - technical managers, engineers, and technologists - regardless of their original area of specialization in engineering.