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Advances in Steam Turbines for Modern Power Plants, second edition, provides a fully revised and updated comprehensive review of steam turbine design, optimization, analysis and measurement. Editor Tadashi Tanuma and his team of expert contributors from around the globe have updated each chapter to reflect the latest research and experiences in the field, to help progress thermal power generation to meet sustainability goals. This book presents modern technologies for the design and development of steam turbines that supply affordable, reliable and stable power with much lower CO2 emissions.
With the addition of two new chapters on 'Steam turbine mechanical design and analysis for high temperature, large and rapid change of temperature conditions' and 'Steam valves with low pressure losses' this edition will support students, researchers and professional engineers in designing and developing their own economical and environmentally concerned thermal power plants.
List of contents
Part I Steam Turbine Cycles and Cycle Design Optimization
1. Introduction to steam turbines for power plants
2. Steam turbine cycles and cycle design optimization: the Rankine cycle, thermal power cycles, and IGCC power plants
3. Steam turbine cycles and cycle design optimization: advanced ultra-supercritical thermal power plants and nuclear power plants
4. Steam turbine cycles and cycle design optimization: combined cycle power plants
5. Steam turbine life cycle cost evaluations and comparison with other power systems
Part II Steam Turbine Analysis, Measurement and Monitoring for Design Optimization
6. Design and analysis for aerodynamic efficiency enhancement of steam turbines
7. Steam turbine rotor design and rotor dynamics analysis
8. Steam turbine design for load-following capability and highlyefficient partial operation
9. Analysis and design of wet-steam stages
10. Solid particle erosion analysis and protection design for steam turbines
11. Steam turbine monitoring technology, validation, and verification tests for power plants
Part III Development of Materials, Blades and Important
12. Development in materials for ultra-supercritical (USC) and advanced ultra-supercritical (A-USC) steam turbines
13. Development of last-stage long blades for steam turbines
14. Introduction of new sealing technologies for steam turbines
15. Introduction of advanced technologies for steam turbine bearings
16. Manufacturing technologies for key steam turbine parts
Part IV Turbine Retrofitting and Advanced Applications in Power Generation
17. Steam turbine retrofitting for the life extension of power plants
18. Steam turbine retrofitting for power increase and efficiency enhancement
19. Advanced geothermal steam turbines
20. Steam turbines for solar thermal and other renewable energies
21. Advanced ultra-supercritical pressure (A-USC) steam turbines and their combination with carbon capture and storage systems (CCS)
22. Steam turbine roles and necessary technologies for stabilization of the electricity grid in the renewable energy era
23. Conclusions
