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Gas-Turbine Power Generation is a concise, up-to-date, and readable guide providing an introduction to gas turbine power generation technology. It includes detailed descriptions of gas fired generation systems, demystifies the functions of gas fired technology, and explores the economic and environmental risk factors
Engineers, managers, policymakers and those involved in planning and delivering energy resources will find this reference a valuable guide that will help them establish a reliable power supply as they also account for both social and economic objectives.
List of contents
1. An Introduction to Gas-Fired Power Generation2. The Natural Gas Resource3. Gas-Fired Power Generation Technology4. Gas Turbines5. Advanced Gas Turbine Design6. Advanced Gas Turbine Cycles7. Combined Cycle Power Plants8. Microturbines9. Gas-Fired Power Plants and the Environment10. The Cost of Electricity Generation from Natural Gas-Fired Power Plants
About the author
Paul Breeze is a journalist and freelance science and technology writer and consultant in the United Kingdom. He has specialised in power generation technology for the past 30 years. In addition to writing Power Generation Technologies, Second Edition, he has contributed to journals and newspapers such as The Financial Times and The Economist and has written a range of technical management reports covering all the aspects of power generation, transmission and distribution.
