Power generation technologies. (2005)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Paul Breeze.
• Other Names: Breeze, Paul A
• Contents: Cover -- Table of contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- 1 Introduction to electricity generation -- History of the electricity generation industry -- The evolution of electricity generation technologies -- The politics of electricity -- The size of the industry -- End notes -- 2 Environmental considerations -- The evolution of environmental awareness -- The environmental effects of power generation -- The carbon cycle and atmospheric warming -- Controlling carbon dioxide -- The hydrogen economy -- Externalities -- Life-cycle assessment -- The bottom line -- End notes -- 3 Coal-fired power plants -- Types of coal -- Coal cleaning and processing -- Traditional coal-burning power plant technology -- Boiler technology -- Steam turbine design -- Generators -- Emission control for traditional coal-burning plants -- Coal treatment -- Low nitrogen oxides burners -- Sulphur dioxide removal -- Nitrogen oxides capture strategies -- Combined sulphur and nitrogen oxides removal -- Particulate removal -- Mercury removal -- Carbon dioxide -- Advanced coal-burning power plant technology -- Fluidised-bed combustion -- Integrated-gasification combined cycle -- Environmental effects of coal combustion -- Financial risks associated with coal-fired power generation -- The cost of coal-fired electricity generation -- End notes -- 4 Gas turbines and combined cycle power plants -- Natural gas -- Natural gas costs -- Gas turbine technology -- Modern gas turbine design -- Advanced gas turbine design -- Reheating -- Intercooling -- Mass injection -- Recuperation -- Distributed generation -- Combined cycle power plants -- Micro turbines -- Environmental impact of gas turbines -- Nitrogen oxides -- Carbon dioxide -- Carbon monoxide and particulates -- Financial risks associated with gas-turbine-based power projects -- Technological risk -- Fuel risk -- The cost of gas turbine power stations -- End notes -- 5 Combined heat and power -- History -- Applications -- CHP technology -- Piston engines -- Steam turbines -- Gas turbines -- Micro turbines -- Fuel cells -- Nuclear power -- Environmental considerations -- Noise -- Heat -- Energy efficiency -- Financial risks -- Cost of CHP -- End notes -- 6 Piston-engine-based power plants -- Piston engine technology -- Engine size and speed -- Spark-ignition engines -- Compression engines -- Dual fuel engines -- Stirling engines -- Co-generation -- Combined cycle -- Environmental considerations -- Emission control -- Carbon dioxide -- Financial risks -- Costs -- End notes -- 7 Fuel cells -- The fuel cell principle -- Fuel cell chemistry -- Catalysts -- Hydrocarbon gas reformation -- Types of fuel cell -- Phosphoric acid fuel cell -- Proton-exchange membrane fuel cell -- Molten carbonate fuel cells -- Solid oxide fuel cells -- Environmental considerations -- Financial risks -- Fuel cell costs -- End notes -- 8 Hydropower -- The hydropower resource -- Hydro sites -- Dams and.
• Publisher Details: Oxford : Newnes
• Publication Date: 2005
• Extent: 1 online resource (x, 276 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 621.3121; Electric power production; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Electrical; Electric power production; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 1423722728; 9781423722724; 0080480101; 9780080480107
• Related ISBNs: 0750663138; 9780750663137
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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