Power Plant Performance

A B Gill

• Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
• Year: 2016
• Print ISBN: 9780408014274
• eBook ISBN: 9781483100005
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• Subtopic: Biology
• Index: Technology & Engineering

Power Plant Performance discusses the different procedures and practices involved in the operation of power plants. The book is divided into four parts. Part I covers general considerations such as steam cycles; the sampling, analysis, and assessment of coal; and pumping – its related terms, the different types of pumps, and the determination of sizes and efficiency. Part II tackles the important measurements in power plants such as temperature, pressure, and gas and water flow. Part III deals with the operation of power plant components such as the boiler, turbine, and condensers. Part IV tackles other related topics such as steam turbine heat consumption tests; plant-operating parameters; and the costs of outages. The text is recommended for professionals involved in the development, maintenance, and operation of power plants, especially those who would like to be familiar with the basics.

Table of contents

• Front Cover
• Power Plant Performance
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• Dedication
• Preface
• Acknowledgements
• Part I: General Plant Considerations
• Chapter 1. Ideal steam cycles
• Chapter 2. Coal
• Chapter 3. Pumps and pumping
• Part II: Measurement
• Chapter 4. Temperature measurement
• Chapter 5. Pressure measurement
• Chapter 6. Gas flow
• Chapter 7. Water flow
• Part III: Main Plant
• Chapter 8. Boiler Efficiency and Optimization of air Supplies
• Chapter 9. Pollution control
• Chapter 10. Turbine Terformance and Monitoring
• Chapter 11. Condensers and B ack Bressure
• Chapter 12. Feed-W ater Heating
• Part IV: Miscellaneous
• Chapter 13. Steam Turbine Heat Consumption Tests
• Chapter 14. Plant O perating Parameters
• Chapter 15. Economics of O utages
• Index