Generating Power at High Efficiency: Combined-Cycle Technology for Sustainable Energy Production - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1420080695 ISBN 13 : 9781420080698

Editeur : CRC Press Inc, 2008

Synopsis

A secure energy supply is essential to our way of life. However, diminishing fossil fuel reserves, the slow development of renewable energy generation and concerns about climate change have all focused attention on maximising the efficiency of conventional power stations. Using examples drawn from plants around the world, this important book reviews key developments in combined-cycle technology in helping to ensure sustainable energy production.
Based on a wealth of experience, and drawing on a range of practical examples, Generating power at high efficiency will be a valuable reference source for all those wishing to improve the efficiency of the power industry.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Drawn from a wealth of experience and examples from around the world, this book reviews key developments in combined cycle technology that help to ensure sustainable energy production. It traces the early development of the combined cycle in Europe and North America to achieve higher efficiency of power generation. The text reviews the development of gas turbines, discusses improvements in steam generator design, and examines the more specialized option of repowering steam turbines. It also describes the development of combined heat and power technology, explores three technologies for coal burning turbines, and examines the issues that are shaping the energy system of the future.

Biographie de l'auteur

Eric Jeffs has written widely on a range of issues affecting the power industry, and from 1991 to 2005 was European Editor of Turbomachinery International.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: CRC Press Inc
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1420080695
• ISBN 13: 9781420080698
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 205
• Éditeur: Jeffs Eric
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible