Power generation technologies / by Paul Breeze.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Breeze, Paul A., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Electric power production.

Electrical engineering.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (409 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford, [England] ; Waltham, Massachusetts : Newnes, 2014.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

The new edition of Power Generation Technologies is a concise and readable guide that provides an introduction to the full spectrum of currently available power generation options, from traditional fossil fuels and the better established alternatives such as wind and solar power, to emerging renewables such as biomass and geothermal energy. Technology solutions such as combined heat and power and distributed generation are also explored. However, this book is more than just an account of the technologies - for each method the author explores the economic and environmental costs a

Contents:

Front Cover; Power Generation Technologies; Copyright; Contents; Chapter 1: An Introduction to Electricity Generation; History of electricity generation; Evolution of electricity-generating technologies; Evolution of electricity networks; Renewable energy and distributed generation; A brief political diversion; Size of the industry; Chapter 2: Electricity Generation and the Environment; Evolution of environmental awareness; Environmental effects of power generation; Carbon cycle and atmospheric warming; Controlling carbon dioxide; Hydrogen economy; Economics of electricity production

ExternalitiesLife-cycle assessment; The bottom line; Chapter 3: Coal-fired Power Plants; Types of coal; Coal reserves; Coal cleaning and processing; Traditional coal-fired power generation technology; Boiler technology; Steam turbine design; Generators; Fluidized bed combustion; Integrated gasification combined cycle; Emission control for coal-fired power plants; Coal treatment; Low Nitrogen Oxide Combustion Strategies; Sulfur dioxide removal; Nitrogen oxide capture; Combined sulfur and nitrogen oxide removal; Particulate (dust) removal; Mercury removal; Carbon dioxide removal

Post-combustion CaptureCoal Gasification; Oxy-fuel Combustion; Biomass Cofiring; Carbon dioxide sequestration; Cost of coal-fired power generation; Chapter 4: Natural Gas-fired Gas Turbines and Combined Cycle Power Plants; Natural gas; Growth of gas turbine technology; Gas turbine principle; Modern gas turbine design for power generation; Gas turbine development; Advanced gas turbine cycles; Reheating; Intercooling; Recuperation; Mass Injection; Combined cycle power plants; Micro-turbines; Emission control for gas turbine power plants; Nitrogen Oxide; Carbon Monoxide; Carbon Dioxide

Cost of gas turbine-based power generationChapter 5: Piston Engine-Based Power Plants; Internal combustion engines; Engine Cycles; Engine Size and Engine Speed; Spark-ignition engines; Diesel engines (compression engines); Dual-fuel engines; Stirling engines; Cogeneration; Combined cycle; Emission control; Nitrogen Oxide; Carbon Monoxide, VOCs, and Particulates; Sulfur Dioxide; Carbon Dioxide; Cost of reciprocating engine-based power generation; Chapter 6: Combined Heat and Power; Historical background for combined heat and power usage; Combined heat and power principles and applications

CHP TechnologyPiston engines; Steam turbines; Gas Turbines; Micro-turbines; Fuel cells; Nuclear power; Cost of chp; Chapter 7: Fuel Cells; History of fuel cells; Fuel cell principle; Catalysts; Hydrocarbon gas reformation; Fuel cell efficiency; Fuel cell types; Alkaline Fuel Cell; Phosphoric Acid Fuel Cell; Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell; Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell; Solid Oxide Fuel Cell; Direct Methanol Fuel Cell; Fuel cell costs; Chapter 8: Hydropower; Hydropower resource; Hydropower sites; Categories of hydropower plant; Large hydropower plants: dams and barrages; Run-of-River Scheme

Dam and Reservoir Projects

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed April 12, 2014).

ISBN:

9780080983363

0080983367