Thomas C Elliott, Kao Chen, Robert Swanekamp

Standard Handbook of Powerplant Engineering

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. Extensively revised and updated, this new edition of a classic resource provides powerplant engineers with a full range of information from basic operations to leading-edge technologies, including steam generation, turbines and diesels, fuels and fuel handling, pollution control, plant electrical systems, and instrumentation and control. New material covers various energy resources for power generation, nuclear plant systems, hydroelectric power stations, alternative and cogeneration energy plants, and environmental controls. With over 600 drawings, diagrams, and photographs, it offers engineers and technicians the information needed to keep powerplants operating smoothly into the 21st century.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McGraw Hill LLC
• 2nd Revised edition
• Seitenzahl: 1248
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Oktober 1997
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 167mm x 70mm
• Gewicht: 1771g
• ISBN-13: 9780070194359
• ISBN-10: 0070194351
• Artikelnr.: 22128377

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Inhaltsangabe

Section I: Energy Resources for Power Generation.Overview of U.S.Energy
Resources.Coal.Oil and Natural Gas.Nuclear Energy.Hydroelectric
Energy.Solar Energy.Geothermal Energy.Wind Energy.Biomass Energy.Waste
Fuels.Section II: Steam Powerplants.Steam Fundamentals.Basic Powerplant
Design.Steam Generators.Boiler Auxiliaries.Cooling Towers and Air-Cooled
Condensers.Water Treatment.Section III: Prime Movers.Steam-Turbine
Fundamentals.Steam-Turbine Design.Gas-Turbine Fundamentals.Gas-Turbine
Design.Hydraulic Turbines.Oil- and Gas-Fired Reciprocating Engines.Section
IV: Plant Electric Systems.AC Generators and Generator
Protection.Transformers and Transformer Protection.Electrical
Interconnections.In-Plant Electrical Distribution.AC Motors and Their
Applications.Busway Applications.Cable Applications.Section V:
Instrumentation and Control.Powerplant Instruments.Combustion Control and
Burner Management.Turbine and Engine Governors.Key Systems and
Components.Human Engineering: Human-Machine Interface.Section VI: Nuclear
Plant Systems.Introduction.Fission Theory.Nuclear Steam Supply
Systems.Nuclear Plant Operation, Maintenance, and Control.Reactor
Safety.Regulation.Section VII: Hydroelectric Power Stations.General
Features of a Hydroelectric Project.Dams, Spillways, Water Conductors, and
Powerhouses.Auxiliary Mechanical Equipment.Hydroelectric Generators,
Transformers, and Controls.Section VIII: Alternative Energy
Plants--Emerging Technologies.Solar Power Systems in Space.Geothermal Power
Systems.Wind Energy Technology.Wood/Biomass Powerplants.Waste-Fired Plant
Design.Fuel Cell Plants.Section IX: Environmental Controls.Environmental
Legisation and Regulation.Air Emission Controls.Water Emission
Controls.Solid Waste Management.Powerplant Noise and Its Control.Section X:
Appendices: Conversion Factors.Standard Nominal System Voltages and Voltage
Ranges.Abbreviations.