Thermal power plant design and operation
This book discusses various aspects of a thermal power plant, providing a new dimension to the subject, with focus on operating practices and troubleshooting, as well as technology and design. It presents practical content on coal-, gas-, oil-, peat- and biomass-fueled thermal power plants, with cha...
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Amsterdam
Elsevier
2015
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| Collection: | O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 2.9.1 Thermal insulation materials2.9.1.1 Properties of thermal insulation materials; 2.9.1.2 Design of thermal insulation; 2.10 Supercritical Boilers; 2.10.1 Introduction; 2.10.2 Steam-water circuit; 2.10.3 Steam-water cycle; 2.10.4 Special features; 2.10.5 Advantages; 2.10.6 Disadvantages; 2.10.7 History; 2.11 Problems; Bibliography; 3 Fuels and Combustion; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Sources of Chemical Energy; 3.2.1 Heating value; 3.3 Availability of Fuels; 3.4 Characteristics of Coal; 3.4.1 Analysis of coal; 3.5 Other Solid Fuels; 3.5.1 Biomass; 3.5.2 Peat; 3.5.3 Charcoal
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Front Cover; Thermal Power Plant; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; List of Acronyms/Abbreviations; 1 Steam Power Plant Cycles; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Laws of Thermodynamics; 1.2.1 First law of thermodynamics; 1.2.2 Second law of thermodynamics; 1.2.2.1 Concept of entropy; 1.3 Carnot Cycle; 1.4 Stirling Cycle; 1.5 Ericsson Cycle; 1.6 Rankine Cycle; 1.6.1 Real rankine cycle; 1.6.2 Reheat rankine cycle; 1.6.3 Regenerative rankine cycle; 1.7 Kalina Cycle; 1.8 Binary Vapor Cycle; 1.9 Problems; Bibliography; 2 Steam Generators; 2.1 Introduction
- 2.4.10 Fluidized-bed boiler2.4.11 Waste-heat recovery boiler; 2.5 Boiler Mounting and Accessories; 2.6 Superheaters and Reheaters; 2.6.1 Convection superheater/reheater; 2.6.2 Radiant superheater/reheater; 2.7 Economizers; 2.7.1 Counter-flow economizer; 2.7.2 Steaming economizer; 2.7.3 Plain-tube economizer; 2.7.4 Finned-tube Economizer; 2.7.5 Return-bend tube economizer; 2.7.6 Staggered-tube economizer; 2.8 Air Heaters; 2.8.1 Recuperative air heater; 2.8.2 Regenerative air heater; 2.8.2.1 Leakage; 2.8.2.2 Corrosion; 2.8.2.3 Fouling; 2.8.2.4 Fire; 2.9 Insulation
- 2.2 Boiling and Circulation2.2.1 Pool boiling; 2.2.2 Forced-convection boiling; 2.2.3 DNB (departure from nucleate boiling); 2.2.4 Circulation; 2.3 Design; 2.3.1 Water and steam circuit; 2.3.2 Furnace; 2.3.3 Fuel-burning system; 2.3.4 Draft system; 2.3.5 Heat recovery system; 2.4 Classification and Utilization; 2.4.1 Fire-tube boiler; 2.4.2 Water-Tube Boiler; 2.4.3 Natural circulation boiler; 2.4.4 Forced/assisted circulation boiler; 2.4.5 Subcritical boiler and supercritical boiler; 2.4.6 Drum-type boiler; 2.4.7 Once-through boiler; 2.4.8 Stoker-fired boiler; 2.4.9 Fossil fuel-fired boiler
- 3.6 Petroleum and Natural Gas3.6.1 Liquid fuels; 3.6.1.1 Properties; 3.6.2 Gaseous fuels; 3.6.2.1 Properties; 3.6.3 Natural gas; 3.7 Principles of Combustion; 3.8 Combustion Calculations; 3.9 Design Aspect of Burner; 3.9.1 Horizontal firing; 3.9.2 Vertical firing; 3.9.3 Tangential firing; 3.10 Flame Stability; 3.11 Design Aspects of Furnace; 3.12 Problems; Bibliography; 4 Pulverized Coal-Fired Boilers; 4.1 Brief History; 4.2 Combustion of Pulverized Coal; 4.3 Pulverizer Performance; 4.4 Coal Burners; 4.5 Pulverizer System Design; 4.6 Classification of Pulverizers; 4.6.1 Low-speed mill