Power Plant Engineering

by Larry Drbal, Kayla Westra, Pat Boston

Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 0412064014

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Book Description

This comprehensive volume provides a complete, authoritative, up-to-date reference for all aspects of power plant engineering.

Coverage ranges from engineering economics to coal and limestone handling, from design processes to plant thermal heat balances. Both theory and practical applications are covered, giving engineers the information needed to plan, design, construct, upgrade, and operate power plants. Power Plant Engineering is the culmination of experience of hundreds of engineers from Black & Veatch, a leading firm in the field for more than 80 years.

The authors review all major power generating technologies, giving particular emphasis to current approaches. Special features of the book include:

• More than 1000 figures and lines drawings that illustrate all aspects of the subject.
• Coverage of related components and systems in power plants such as turbine-generators, feedwater heaters, condenser, and cooling towers.
• Definitions and analyses of the features of various plant systems.
• Discussions of promising future technologies.

Power Plant Engineering will be the standard reference in the professional engineer's library as the source of information on steam power plant generation. In addition, the clear presentation of the material will make this book suitable for use by students preparing to enter the field.

Book Reviews

A useful and comprehensive starting point for an engineer wishing to become familiar with conventional coal-fired power plant practice, including modern emission control systems. - Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy, Volume 210

This comprehensive book provides a complete, authoritative, up-to-date reference for all aspects of power plant engineering...should be suitable and of strong appeal to university students, to equipment manufacturers, to utility operators and owners, to system design engineers and to representatives of the variety of local, state and federal government agencies involved in planning and regulation. - INSPEC Science Abstracts

Customer Reviews

This is most probably a Bible for who wants to learn about power plants, and I would rate it better than "Steam" as it is 360°C around the boiler, up to the transmission lines. This book is It is really complete, you just need time to read it.

This book contain tons of information suitable for engineers in practice at any level as well as students taking up power plant course.

I am an enthusiast with boilers and thermal power plants...I'm happy with this Book in my side along with Steam.

I'm looking forward for an updated edition.