Overview

This book examines power plants, from input of energy to output of rotating-shaft mechanical power, and it follows the well-established tradition of covering the mechanical engineer's area of responsibility in power plant design. Its contents are arranged to match the requirements of various universities in the USA, Europe, the Middle East, the Far East and Africa and it has been written for courses in power plant engineering for both junior and senior students. However, it should also be useful for practicing power plant engineers and plant operators. It assumes that the reader has a background knowledge of basic engineering thermodynamics, heat transfer, mathematics and mechanics. In dealing with the subject of power plant design the book is divided into chapters with solved examples, supplementary problems and appendices.

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Author:   E.E. Khalil
Publisher:   Gordon and Breach
Imprint:   Gordon & Breach
Weight:   0.612kg
ISBN:  

9780856265051

ISBN 10:   0856265055
Pages:   370
Publication Date:   March 1990
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Part 1 Power plant cycles: diesel engines; gas turbines; steam power plant. Part 2 Heat-exchanging equipment: steam generators; condensers; evaporators and desalination; nuclear power stations. Part 3 Thermomechanical energy converters: steam turbines; compressors; pumps. Part 4 Power plant auxiliary equipment: fuel handling and burners; combustion chambers; draft system. Part 5 Energy sources: general; fossil fuels; hydropower; energy and the environment. Part 6 Power plant economics: engineering economy; load curves; demand factor; power plant costing. Appendices: physical properties of water and steam; symbols used in thermal power plants; water treatment; heat-balance acceptance tests.

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