Description
Book SynopsisOur lives and the functioning of modern societies are intimately intertwined with electricity consumption. We owe our quality of life to electricity. However, the electricity generation industry is partly responsible for some of the most pressing challenges we currently face, including climate change and the pollution of natural environments, energy inequality, and energy insecurity. Maintaining our standard of living while addressing these problems is the ultimate challenge for the future of humanity. The objective of this book is to equip engineering and science students and professionals to tackle this task. Written by an expert with over 25 years of combined academic and industrial experience in the field, this comprehensive textbook covers both fossil fuels and renewable power generation technologies. For each topic, fundamental principles, historical backgrounds, and state-of-the-art technologies are covered.
Conventional power production technologies, steam power
Table of Contents
1. Introduction to Electricity 2. Introduction to Steam Power Plants 3. Steam Generators: Water-Steam Side 4. Steam Generators: Fire Side 5. Emission Reduction in Steam Generators 6. Steam Turbines 7. Condensate-Feedwater Systems 8. Cooling Systems (Circulating Water Systems) 9. Gas Turbines 10. Combined Cycle Power Plants and Cogeneration Plants 11. Solar Energy and Photovoltaic Solar Units 12. Solar Thermal Energy 13. Wind Energy 14. Ocean Renewable Energy 15. Geothermal Energy 16. Energy Storage Systems
