Advanced Power Generation Systems: Thermal Sources evaluates advances made in heat-to-power technologies for conventional combustion heat and nuclear heat, along with natural sources of geothermal, solar, and waste heat generated from the use of different sources. These advances will render the landscape of power generation significantly different in just a few decades. This book covers the com…
This book consist of 10 Section that Section 1. Energy Resources for Power Generation; Section 2. Steam Powerplants; Section 3. Prime Movers; Section 4. Plant Electric Systems; Section 5. Instrumentation and Control; Section 6. Nuclear Plant Systems; Section 7. Hydroelectric Power Stations; 8. Alternative Energy Plants-Emerging Technologies; Section 9. Environmental Controls; and Section 10. Ap…