Power plant life management and performance improvement

Coal- and gas-based power plants currently supply the largest proportion of the world's power generation capacity, and are required to operate to increasingly stringent environmental standards. Higher temperature combustion is therefore being adopted to improve plant efficiency and to maintain...

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Other Authors Oakey, J. E.
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford : Woodhead Publishing, 2011.
SeriesWoodhead Publishing in energy ; no. 23.
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Online AccessFull text
ISBN0857093800
9780857093806
184569726X
9781845697266
1613444729
9781613444726
ISSN2044-9372 ;
Physical Description1 online resource (xx, 665 pages) : illustrations.

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Table of Contents:
  • pt. 1. Power plant fuel flexibility, condition monitoring and performance assessment
  • pt. 2. Coal boiler plant : materials degradation, plant life management and performance improvement
  • pt. 3. Gas turbine plant : materials degradation, plant life management and performance improvement
  • pt. 4. Steam boiler and turbine plant : materials degradation, plant life management and performance improvement
  • pt. 5. Heat exchangers and power plant welds : materials management and performance improvement.