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Intro; Preface; Acknowledgments; Downloads; Table of Main Chapters and Contents; Table of Contents; 1 Basics of Technical Thermodynamics; 1.1 Key Thermodynamic Concepts and Definitions; 1.1.1 Energy, work and power; 1.1.2 Thermodynamic systems; 1.1.3 The Standard International Unit System; 1.1.4 Definitions and rules; 1.1.5 Properties and quantities, definitions, symbols and units; 1.1.6 Mass, weight and acceleration of gravity; 1.1.7 Normal reference conditions; 1.2 The Principal Laws of Thermodynamics; 1.2.1 The First Law of thermodynamics; 1.2.2 The Second Law of thermodynamics.
1.3 Gas Thermodynamics1.3.1 The equation of state of the ideal gas; 1.3.2 Mixtures of ideal gases; 1.3.3 Thermodynamic processes; 1.4 Thermodynamic Cycles; 1.4.1 Definitions; 1.4.2 The Carnot Cycle; 1.5 Combustion Thermodynamics; 1.5.1 Combustion; 1.5.2 The heating values; 1.5.3 Combustion air and flue gas volumes; 1.5.4 Oxygen and carbon dioxide in the flue gas; 1.5.5 Maximum CO2 content and CO2 emission factors; 1.6 Water and Steam Thermodynamics; 1.6.1 States of water; 1.6.2 The steam generation process; 1.6.3 Thermodynamic properties of steam; 1.6.4 Steam generation in boilers.
2 Basics Techno-economics of Power Systems2.1 Types of Power Plants; 2.2 Key Performance Parameters of Power Generation; 2.2.1 Capacity related performance parameters; 2.2.2 Energy related performance parameters; 2.3 Technical-economic Evaluation of Projects; 2.3.1 Overview of Investment appraisal methods; 2.3.2 Integrated model for levelized cost calculation; 2.3.3 Capacity cost, energy cost and composite cost; 2.3.4 Cash flow analysis and risk assessment; 2.3.5 Forms of contracting; 3 Thermal Power Plants Fired by Fossil Fuels; 3.1 Steam Power Plants.
3.1.1 General configuration and function3.1.2 The Clausius Rankine steam cycle; 3.1.3 Modelling and simulation of thermodynamic cycles; 3.1.4 Main components of steam power plants; 3.1.4.1 Steam generators; 3.1.4.2 Steam turbines; 3.1.4.3 Steamâ#x80;#x93;water cycle; 3.1.4.4 Flue gas cleaning technologies; 3.2 Simple Cycle Gas Turbine Power Plants; 3.2.1 General configuration and function; 3.2.2 The gas turbine cycle; 3.2.3 Performance vs. air inlet temperature; 3.2.4 Pressure ratio and fluid inlet temperature into the turbine; 3.2.5 Reheating or sequential combustion; 3.2.6 Emission control.
3.2.7 Maintenance of gas turbines3.3 Combined Cycle Gas Turbine Power Plants; 3.3.1 General configuration and function; 3.3.2 Thermodynamic cycle; 3.3.3 Selection of gas turbines; 3.3.4 Heat recovery steam generators; 3.4 Internal Combustion Engine Power Plants; 3.4.1 Technologies and function; 3.4.2 Operational characteristics of engine power generation; 3.4.3 Maintenance; 3.4.4 Emission control; 3.5 Economics of Fossil Fuel Fired Power Plants; 3.6 Fossil Fuels and Climate; 4 Nuclear Power Plants; 4.1 Technology Description; 4.1.1 Main components; 4.1.2 Nuclear reactors on the market.
1.3 Gas Thermodynamics1.3.1 The equation of state of the ideal gas; 1.3.2 Mixtures of ideal gases; 1.3.3 Thermodynamic processes; 1.4 Thermodynamic Cycles; 1.4.1 Definitions; 1.4.2 The Carnot Cycle; 1.5 Combustion Thermodynamics; 1.5.1 Combustion; 1.5.2 The heating values; 1.5.3 Combustion air and flue gas volumes; 1.5.4 Oxygen and carbon dioxide in the flue gas; 1.5.5 Maximum CO2 content and CO2 emission factors; 1.6 Water and Steam Thermodynamics; 1.6.1 States of water; 1.6.2 The steam generation process; 1.6.3 Thermodynamic properties of steam; 1.6.4 Steam generation in boilers.
2 Basics Techno-economics of Power Systems2.1 Types of Power Plants; 2.2 Key Performance Parameters of Power Generation; 2.2.1 Capacity related performance parameters; 2.2.2 Energy related performance parameters; 2.3 Technical-economic Evaluation of Projects; 2.3.1 Overview of Investment appraisal methods; 2.3.2 Integrated model for levelized cost calculation; 2.3.3 Capacity cost, energy cost and composite cost; 2.3.4 Cash flow analysis and risk assessment; 2.3.5 Forms of contracting; 3 Thermal Power Plants Fired by Fossil Fuels; 3.1 Steam Power Plants.
3.1.1 General configuration and function3.1.2 The Clausius Rankine steam cycle; 3.1.3 Modelling and simulation of thermodynamic cycles; 3.1.4 Main components of steam power plants; 3.1.4.1 Steam generators; 3.1.4.2 Steam turbines; 3.1.4.3 Steamâ#x80;#x93;water cycle; 3.1.4.4 Flue gas cleaning technologies; 3.2 Simple Cycle Gas Turbine Power Plants; 3.2.1 General configuration and function; 3.2.2 The gas turbine cycle; 3.2.3 Performance vs. air inlet temperature; 3.2.4 Pressure ratio and fluid inlet temperature into the turbine; 3.2.5 Reheating or sequential combustion; 3.2.6 Emission control.
3.2.7 Maintenance of gas turbines3.3 Combined Cycle Gas Turbine Power Plants; 3.3.1 General configuration and function; 3.3.2 Thermodynamic cycle; 3.3.3 Selection of gas turbines; 3.3.4 Heat recovery steam generators; 3.4 Internal Combustion Engine Power Plants; 3.4.1 Technologies and function; 3.4.2 Operational characteristics of engine power generation; 3.4.3 Maintenance; 3.4.4 Emission control; 3.5 Economics of Fossil Fuel Fired Power Plants; 3.6 Fossil Fuels and Climate; 4 Nuclear Power Plants; 4.1 Technology Description; 4.1.1 Main components; 4.1.2 Nuclear reactors on the market.