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Coal-Fired Power Generation Handbook by James. This book describes the steps and challenges by which electricity is produced from coal and deals with the difficulties of removing the environmental objections to the use of coal in future power plants. New technologies that could virtually eliminate the sulfur, nitrogen, and mercury pollutants released when coal is burned for electricity generation are …

Guide to Electric Power Generation 3rd edition by A.J. Pansini. This book covers only the how, when and where electrical energy is produced. Other texts cover how it is delivered to the consumer. The operations of an electric system, like other enterprises, may be divided into three areas: Electric Generation (Manufacturing) Electric Transmission (Wholesale Delivery) Electric Distribution (Retailing). Where does …

The Solar Electricity Handbook 2021 Edition by Boxwell, Michael. A simple and practical guide to solar energy design and installation. Solar has a big application for integrating into electrical products such as mobile phones, laptop computers, and portable radios. Even light electric cars can use solar energy to provide some of their power requirements, depending on the application. If you …

Substation Automation Systems Design and Implementation by Evelio Padilla. This book intends to help both professional groups accomplish their responsibilities by giving them guidelines regarding the scope and functions of SASs based on current technology, including requirements from Standard IEC 61850, as well as useful details for dealing with various stages needed for SAS project development. The Book aims to …

Power Plant Equipment Operation and Maintenance Guide Maximizing efficiency and profitability by Philip Kiameh. The book provides detailed coverage of different types of power plants, including the following: modern cogeneration, combined-cycle IGCC; plants that burn coal, petroleum coke, Orimulsion, biomass, and municipal waste. This book provides the reader with a comprehensive understanding of all the equipment used in different types …

Steam Plant Operation latest pdf by Everett B. Woodruff. This Edition of Steam Plant Operation reviews all sources of energy and how they contribute to the production of electricity. It points out the risks and potential problems that each source of energy faces. But the book continues to emphasize the importance of steam and how steam continues to play an …

Water Chemistry Practices in Thermal Power Stations by J. Jha. The book is therefore dedicated to thermal power industries of the world, wishing their performance at best, with very satisfactory water chemistry results. the book is more practical than theoretical, giving special attention to describing troubleshooting parts in operating different types of equipment/plants with suitable remedial measures and also with …

Handbook of Large Turbo Generator Operation and Maintenance by Geoff Klempner and Isidor Kerszenbaum. This book is designed to partially fill the gap by offering a comprehensive view of the many issues related to the operation, inspection, maintenance, and troubleshooting of large turbine generators. The contents of this third edition have been significantly enhanced and many new additional topics included. …

Wind Power Plants Fundamentals, Design, Construction, and Operation by R. Gasch. This book offers a comprehensive guide to the fundamentals, design, construction, and operation of wind turbines. Wind power plants teach the physical foundations of usage of Wind Power. It includes areas like Construction of Wind Power Plants, Design, Development of Production Series, Control, and discusses the dynamic forces acting …

The purpose of this handbook is to provide an introduction to nuclear power reactors, the nuclear fuel cycle, and associated analysis tools, to a broad audience including engineers, engineering and science students, their teachers and mentors, science and technology journalists, and interested members of the general public. Nuclear engineering encompasses all the engineering disciplines that are applied in the design, …

The objective of this article is to provide power plant personnel with a basic understanding of the major components of the combined cycle power plant and the role of each component to achieve optimum plant efficiency. There are many different types of power plants including thermal and hydraulic power plants. Thermal power plants burn some sort of fuel such as …

Practical Boiler Operation Engineering Power plants by Amiya Ranjan Mallick. The book covers the entire cross-functional aspects of a thermal power plant. Some basic concepts of engineering related to power plants are discussed in Chapters 1, 2, 3 and 4. Water chemistry which is very important for a boiler is discussed in Chapter 5. From Chapters 6 to 13, details …