Power Plant Synthesis

Author : Dimitris Al. Katsaprakakis
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 651 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2020-06-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781351682183

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Power Plant Synthesis by Dimitris Al. Katsaprakakis Pdf

Power Plant Synthesis provides an integrated approach to the operation, analysis, simulation, and dimensioning of power plants for electricity and thermal energy production. Fundamental concepts of energy and power, energy conversion, and power plant design are first presented, and integrated approaches for the operation and simulation of conventional electricity production systems are then examined. Hybrid power plants and cogeneration systems are covered, with operating algorithms, optimization, and dimensioning methods explained. The environmental impacts of energy sources are described and compared, with real-life case studies included to show the synthesis of the specific topics covered.

Author : Dimitris Al. Katsaprakakis
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 570 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2020-06-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781351682190

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Power Plant Synthesis by Dimitris Al. Katsaprakakis Pdf

Power Plant Synthesis provides an integrated approach to the operation, analysis, simulation, and dimensioning of power plants for electricity and thermal energy production. Fundamental concepts of energy and power, energy conversion, and power plant design are first presented, and integrated approaches for the operation and simulation of conventional electricity production systems are then examined. Hybrid power plants and cogeneration systems are covered, with operating algorithms, optimization, and dimensioning methods explained. The environmental impacts of energy sources are described and compared, with real-life case studies included to show the synthesis of the specific topics covered.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2010-10-05
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781848264403

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THERMAL POWER PLANT AND CO-GENERATION PLANNING - VoLUME III by Anonim Pdf

These volumes are a component of Encyclopedia of Water Sciences, Engineering and Technology Resources in the global Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), which is an integrated compendium of twenty one Encyclopedias. These volumes discuss on Large-scale power production which requires the use of heat in a thermodynamic cycle to produce mechanical work, which in turn can generate electrical energy. Substantial quantities of fuel are hence required to sustain the production of heat. Fuel may be combustible, as in the case of fossil fuels such as coal and oil, or fissionable, as in the case of nuclear fuels such as uranium. All fuels produce waste products, which must be discharged, dumped, or stored. Such products range from innocuous water vapor to hazardous nuclear waste. These volumes are aimed at the following five major target audiences: University and College Students Educators, Professional Practitioners, Research Personnel and Policy and Decision Makers

Author : Clemens Forman
Publisher : Springer
Page : 147 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2018-06-13
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783658226091

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Coupling Power Generation with Syngas-Based Chemical Synthesis by Clemens Forman Pdf

Coupling power generation with syngas-based chemical synthesis according to the so-called ‘Polygeneration-Annex’ concept offers economic and technical benefits. Clemens Forman assesses the integration of incoming streams by the Annex plant from a power plant point of view across its full load range. Analyses are done by load-dependent flowsheet simulation. The pulverized lignite combustion power plant process is covered by two generic technical states: an existing 650 MW(el) power plant and a near future 1,100 MW(el) power plant with duo block design and dry lignite co-firing. Modeling comprises both the flue gas path and the water-steam circuit. Appropriate stream interfaces are identified and determined depending on the load status. The technical feasibility of integration can be proven.

Author : Mohammad Reza Rahimpour,Mohammad Amin Makarem,Maryam Meshksar
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2022-10-18
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780323985208

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Advances in Synthesis Gas: Methods, Technologies and Applications by Mohammad Reza Rahimpour,Mohammad Amin Makarem,Maryam Meshksar Pdf

Advances in Synthesis Gas: Methods, Technologies and Applications: Syngas Products and Usage considers the applications and usages of syngas for producing different chemical materials such as hydrogen, methanol, ethanol, methane, ammonia, and more. In addition, power generation in fuel cells, or in combination with heat from syngas, as well as iron reduction with economic and environmental challenges for syngas utilization are described in detail. Introduces syngas characteristics and its properties Describes various methods and technologies for producing syngas Discusses syngas production from different roots and feedstocks

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 806 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Fossil fuels
ISBN : UIUC:30112087480528

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Fossil Energy Update by Anonim Pdf

Author : Ibrahim Dincer,Adnan Midilli,Haydar Kucuk
Publisher : Springer
Page : 1086 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2014-06-17
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783319046815

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Progress in Exergy, Energy, and the Environment by Ibrahim Dincer,Adnan Midilli,Haydar Kucuk Pdf

This thorough and highly relevant volume examines exergy, energy and the environment in the context of energy systems and applications and as a potential tool for design, analysis, optimization. It further considers their role in minimizing and/or eliminating environmental impacts and providing for sustainable development. In this regard, several key topics ranging from the basics of the thermodynamic concepts to advanced exergy analysis techniques in a wide range of applications are covered.

Author : Carla Gomes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Nuclear power plants
ISBN : OCLC:39722163

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Synthesis of Power Plant Outage Schedulers by Carla Gomes Pdf

We describe the synthesis of efficient schedulers for planned shutdowns of power plants for refueling and maintenance (outages), using an automated programming tool, KIDS. Currently, the utility industry has no automated tools to generate schedules that are both safe and resource-efficient. We focused on safety constraints since they are critical in this application. There are several aspects of this project that go beyond previous applications of KIDS to scheduling problems. First, scheduling of outages of power plants has a planning-like character since the scheduler needs to represent and maintain the complex state of the plant at all times considered during the scheduling process. Second, the particular safety constraints we considered required scheduling a pool of resources in the presence of time windows on each activity. To our knowledge the control and data structures that we developed for handling such a pool are novel. In terms of design knowledge, the outage scheduling problem is modeled as a constraint satisfaction problem and the synthesized algorithm is an instance of global search with constraint propagation. The derivation of specialized representations for the constraints to perform efficient propagation is a key aspect of our approach. In addition, finite differencing complements constraint propagation by efficiently maintaining the sate of the world.

Author : Subhas Sikdar,Frank Princiotta
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 471 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2020-03-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780429516757

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Advances in Carbon Management Technologies by Subhas Sikdar,Frank Princiotta Pdf

Advances in Carbon Management Technologies comprises 43 chapters contributed by experts from all over the world. Volume 1 of the book, containing 23 chapters, discusses the status of technologies capable of yielding substantial reduction of carbon dioxide emissions from major combustion sources. Such technologies include renewable energy sources that can replace fossil fuels and technologies to capture CO2 after fossil fuel combustion or directly from the atmosphere, with subsequent permanent long-term storage. The introductory chapter emphasizes the gravity of the issues related to greenhouse gas emissionglobal temperature correlation, the state of the art of key technologies and the necessary emission reductions needed to meet international warming targets. Section 1 deals with global challenges associated with key fossil fuel mitigation technologies, including removing CO2 from the atmosphere, and emission measurements. Section 2 presents technological choices for coal, petroleum, and natural gas for the purpose of reducing carbon footprints associated with the utilization of such fuels. Section 3 deals with promising contributions of alternatives to fossil fuels, such as hydropower, nuclear, solar photovoltaics, and wind. Chapter 19 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.

Author : Michael North,Peter Styring
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2019-10-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783110563191

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Fundamentals by Michael North,Peter Styring Pdf

The conversion of CO2 to chemicals and consumables is a pioneering approach to utilize undesired CO2 emissions and simultaneously create new products out of sustainable feedstock. Volume 1 gives an introduction to CO2 chemistry, utilisation and sustainability and further discusses its capture and separation. Both volumes are also included in a set ISBN 978-3-11-066549-9.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 814 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1953
Category : Mineral industries
ISBN : UIUC:30112053635618

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Report of Investigations by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 808 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1953
Category : Mineral industries
ISBN : OSU:32435067622886

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Report of Investigations. [no.2002 to No.7380] by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1953
Category : Coal liquefaction
ISBN : OSU:32435025862632

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Synthetic Liquid Fuels by Anonim Pdf

Author : InterTechnology/Solar Corporation
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 540 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Bioenergetics
ISBN : UCR:31210005709405

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The Photosynthesis Energy Factory by InterTechnology/Solar Corporation Pdf

Author : L. Grainger,J. Gibson
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 517 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789401173520

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Coal Utilisation by L. Grainger,J. Gibson Pdf

The authors who have collaborated in writing this book have also worked together for more than a decade in promoting Coal Utilisation R&D. They bear a substantial responsibility for the way the policy of the National Coal Board in this field has developed since 1966 and, more directly, for the programme of work at the Coal Research Establishment, Stoke Orchard, near Cheltenham. After a period of relative neglect, R&D on Coal Utilisation has flourished in recent years, both in extent and the importance ascribed to it. A large amount of technical data has been obtained from the pioneering experimental work and this will form the foundation on which vast new industries can be based. The timing and organisation of the application of technical information into these new coal conversion industries represents, in the authors' view, the most important question in the whole field of energy, which is now widely recognised as a vital aspect of social and economic development. The scale of the new coal utilisation enterprises will be greater, and their success more critical, than that of any other development in the field of energy, including that of nuclear power or the renewable resources. This book is, therefore, not directed specifically at technical experts in the field of coal utilisation, and in particular it is not intended to enlighten those who specialise in particular sections of this technology.