Gas-Turbine Power Generation

✍ Scribed by Breeze, Paul

• Publisher: Academic Press is an imprint of Elsevier
• Year: 2016
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 97
• Series: Power generation series (Academic Press (Firm))
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Gas-Turbine Power Generation is a concise, up-to-date, and readable guide providing an introduction to gas turbine power generation technology. It includes detailed descriptions of gas fired generation systems, demystifies the functions of gas fired technology, and explores the economic and environmental risk factors

Engineers, managers, policymakers and those involved in planning and delivering energy resources will find this reference a valuable guide that will help them establish a reliable power supply as they also account for both social and economic objectives.

• Provides a concise, up-to-date, and readable guide on gas turbine power generation technology
• Focuses on the evolution of gas-fired power generation using gas turbines
• Evaluates the economic and environmental viability of the system with concise diagrams and accessible explanations

✦ Table of Contents

Content:
Front-matter,CopyrightEntitled to full textChapter 1 - An Introduction to Gas-Fired Power Generation, Pages 1-7
Chapter 2 - The Natural Gas Resource, Pages 9-19
Chapter 3 - Gas-Fired Power Generation Technology, Pages 21-29
Chapter 4 - Gas Turbines, Pages 31-42
Chapter 5 - Advanced Gas Turbine Design, Pages 43-53
Chapter 6 - Advanced Gas Turbine Cycles, Pages 55-64
Chapter 7 - Combined Cycle Power Plants, Pages 65-75
Chapter 8 - Microturbines, Pages 77-82
Chapter 9 - Gas-Fired Power Plants and the Environment, Pages 83-92
Chapter 10 - The Cost of Electricity Generation from Natural Gas-Fired Power Plants, Pages 93-98