Power Plant Engineering

A useful and comprehensive starting point for an engineer wishing to become familiar with conventional coal-fired power plant practice, including modern emission control systems. - Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy, Volume 210; A useful and comprehensive starting point for an engineer wishing to become familiar with conventional coal-fired power plant practice, including modern emission control systems. - Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy, Volume 210; This comprehensive book provides a complete, authoritative, up-to-date reference for all aspects of power plant engineering...should be suitable and of strong appeal to university students, to equipment manufacturers, to utility operators and owners, to system design engineers and to representatives of the variety of local, state and federal government agencies involved in planning and regulation. - INSPEC Science Abstracts This comprehensive volume provides a complete, authoritative, up-to-date reference for all aspects of power plant engineering. Coverage ranges from engineering economics to coal and limestone handling, from design processes to plant thermal heat balances. Both theory and practical applications are covered, giving engineers the information needed to plan, design, construct, upgrade, and operate power plants. Power Plant Engineering is the culmination of experience of hundreds of engineers from Black & Veatch, a leading firm in the field for more than 80 years. The authors review all major power generating technologies, giving particular emphasis to current approaches. Special features of the book include: * More than 1000 figures and lines drawings that illustrate all aspects of the subject. * Coverage of related components and systems in power plants such as turbine-generators, feedwater heaters, condenser, and cooling towers. * Definitions and analyses of the features of various plant systems. * Discussions of promising future technologies. Power Plant Engineering will be the standard reference in the professional engineer's library as the source of information on steam power plant generation. In addition, the clear presentation of the material will make this book suitable for use by students preparing to enter the field. Front Matter....Pages i-xv Introduction....Pages 1-4 Engineering Economics....Pages 5-38 Thermodynamics and Power Plant Cycle Analysis....Pages 39-70 Fossil Fuels....Pages 71-123 Coal and Limestone Handling....Pages 124-164 Combustion Processes....Pages 165-184 Steam Generators....Pages 185-217 Steam Turbine Generators....Pages 218-249 Steam Cycle Heat Exchangers....Pages 250-285 Fans....Pages 286-309 Pumps....Pages 310-352 Circulating Water Systems....Pages 353-384 Cycle Performance Impacts....Pages 385-417 Power Plant Atmospheric Emissions Control....Pages 418-463 Water Treatment....Pages 464-520 Liquid and Solid Waste Treatment and Disposal....Pages 521-550 Electrical Systems....Pages 551-598 Plant Control Systems....Pages 599-641 Site/Plant Arrangements....Pages 642-658 Gas Turbines....Pages 659-688 Fluidized Bed Combustion....Pages 689-709 Resource Recovery....Pages 710-732 Nuclear Power....Pages 733-780 Emerging Technologies....Pages 781-808 Power Plant Planning and Design....Pages 809-828 Permitting and Environmental Review Requirements....Pages 829-855 Back Matter....Pages 856-879