Handbook for cogeneration and combined cycle power plants / Meherwan P. Boyce.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 527-542) and index.

An overview of power generation -- Distributed generation -- Cogneneration -- Combined cycle plants -- Properties of gas turbine exhaust -- Steam generation calculations -- Gas turbine heat recovery -- Supplementary firing of heat recovery systems -- Cycles -- Combined cycle plant operation -- The Brayton Cycle -- Advanced gas turbine cycles -- Actual cycle analysis -- Summantion of cycle analysis -- A general overview of combined cycle plants -- Performance and mechanical equipment standards -- Major variables of a combined cycle power plant -- Performance standards -- Mechanical parameters -- Gas turbines -- Gears -- Lubrications systems -- Vibration measurements -- Specifications -- An overview of gas turbines -- Industrial heavy-duty gas turbines -- Aircraft-derivative gas turbines -- Medium-range gas turbines -- Small gas turbines -- Major gas turbine components -- Turbine expander section -- Instrumentation and controls -- An overview of steam turbines -- The Rankine Cycle -- Steam turbine -- An overview of pumps -- Types of pumps -- Pump application in combined cycle power plants -- Heat recovery steam generators -- The horizontal type HRSG -- The vertical type HRSG -- Once through steam generator -- Design considerations -- Multi-pressure steam generators -- Casing of the HRSG -- Finned tubing -- Off-design performance -- Evaporators -- Forced circulation system -- Back pressure considerations (gas side) -- Supplementary firing of heat recovery systems -- Design features -- Once through steam generators -- HRSG operational characterisitcs -- HRSG effectiveness -- Water chemistry -- Vibration and noise -- Filter housing, duct work and insulation -- Filter housing duct work -- Diverters, silencers and burners -- Insulation -- Duct burners -- Silencers -- HRSG reliability and durability -- Condensers and cooling towers -- Condensers -- Cooling Towers -- Chemical water treatment -- Generators, motors and switch gears -- Motors -- Generator -- Switchgear -- Electrical single line diagram -- Fuels, fuel piping and fuel storage -- Fueld Specifications -- Fuel properties -- Heavy Fuels -- Cleaning of turbine components -- Fuel economics -- Heat tracing of piping system -- Storage of liquids -- Bearings, seals and lubrication systems -- Bearings -- Seals -- Lubrication oil system -- Control sytstems and condition monitoring -- Control systems -- Condition monitoring systems -- Design of a condition-monitoring system -- Implementation of a condition-monitoring system -- Power plant optimization -- Life cycle costs -- Performance testing of combined cycle power plant -- Gas turbine -- HRSG calculations module -- Steam turbine calculations -- Condenser calculations -- Performance curves -- Performance computations -- Steam turbines -- Maintenance techniques -- Philosophy of maintenance -- Maximization of equipment efficiency and effectiveness -- Organization structures.