Chapter 1 Thermodynamics,Heat Transfer and Fundamentals of Fluid 1
1.1 Thermodynamics 1
1.2 Heat Transfer 5
1.3 Fluid Mechanics 10
Chapter 2 Fuels and Combustion 15
2.1 A Short History of Combustion Theory 15
2.2 Fossil Fuels 19
2.3 Methods of Burning Solid Fuels 24
2.4 The Formation and Control of NOx During Combustion 28
Chapter 3 Powerplants 32
3.1 Fossil-Fuel Power Plant 32
3.2 Hydroelectric Power Plant 37
3.3 Nuclear Power Plant 40
3.4 Combined Cycle Power Plant 46
Chapter 4 Boiler 51
4.1 Boiler Types and Applications 51
4.2 Furnace 55
4.3 Superheater and Reheater 59
4.4 Economizer and Airheater 63
Chapter 5 Turbine 68
5.1 Principles of Steam Turbine 68
5.2 Gas-Turbine 71
5.3 Hydraulic Turbine 76
5.4 Wind Turbine 80
Chapter 6 Auxiliary in Power Plants 85
6.1 Pulverized Fuel System 85
6.2 Fans 89
6.3 Electrostatic Precipitator 94
6.4 Sulfur Dioxide Wet Scrubber System 99
6.5 Condensers 103
6.6 The Feed Pumps 107
Chapter 7 Operation of Boiler and Turbine 113
7.1 Boiler Start-Up 113
7.2 Boiler Normal Operation 117
7.3 Boiler Shutdown 121
7.4 Turbine Operation 125
Chapter 8 Heat Exchanger 130
8.1 Classification of Heat Exchangers 130
8.2 An Overview of Heat Exchanger Design Methodology 134
8.3 Selection of Heat Exchangers and Their Components 139
8.4 Heat Exchangers in Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants 143
Chapter 9 New Energy 148
9.1 The Future of Energy 148
9.2 Typical Solar Energy Utilization Systems 151
9.3 Nonwood Bioenergy 157
9.4 Wind Energy 162
9.5 Tidal Energy 167
Chapter 10 Internal Combustion Engine 173
10.1 Thermodynamic Cycle for Internal-combustion 173
10.2 Free-Piston Engine Basics 177
10.3 Direct-Injection Hydrogen-Fueled Internal Combustion Engine 182
Chapter 11 Air Conditioning and Ventilation 186
11.1 Human Comfort 186
11.2 Air Conditioning Systems 190
11.3 Ventilation and Air Handling Systems 194
Chapter 12 Instrumentation and Control in Coal-fired Power Plants 200
12.1 Introduction to Control Theory 200
12.2 Fundamentals of Process Control 205
12.3 Distributed Control Systems 210
12.4 Typical Control Loops in Coal-fired Power Plants 215
References 220