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"Explore sustainable electric power generation technology, from first principles to cutting-edge systems, in this in-depth resource. Including energy storage, carbon capture, hydrogen and hybrid systems, the detailed coverage includes performance estimation, operability concerns, economic trade-off and other intricate analyses, supported by implementable formulae, real-world data and tried-and-tested quantitative and qualitative estimating techniques. Starting from basic concepts and key equipment, this book builds to precise analysis of balance of plant operation through data and methods gained from decades of hands-on design, testing, operation and trouble-shooting. Gain the knowledge you need to operate in conditions beyond standard settings and environment, with thorough descriptions of off-design operations. Novel technologies become accessible with stripped-back descriptions and physics-based calculations. This book is an ideal companion for engineers in the gas turbine and electric power field"--
List of contents
1. Introduction; 2. Prologue; 3. Equipment; 4. Operation; 5. Energy storage; 6. Compressed air energy storage; 7. Hybrid systems; 8. Hydrogen; 9. Nuclear power; 10. Supercritical CO2; 11. Carbon capture; 12. Concentrated solar power; 13. Coal redux; 14. A technology leap?; 15. Epilogue; 16. Odds and ends.
About the author
S. Can Gülen, Bechtel Fellow, is a Senior Principal Engineer in the Engineering Technology Group of Bechtel Infrastructure & Power, Inc. He is an ASME Fellow and has authored/co-authored over fifty papers and articles, twenty-five US patents, and three monographs.
Summary
Explore sustainable power generation technology, from first principles to modern systems. This in-depth resource builds from basic concepts and equipment to precise analysis of plant operation, through data and methods gained from hands-on design, testing, and operation. An ideal companion for engineers in the gas turbine and electric power field.
