Preface
This book focuses on thermal engineering topics for power systems. The topic ranges over all power systems that include fossil power plants, associated environmental cleaning methods, safety of nuclear power plants, development of virtual engineering design environments, cooling technologies and associated problems related to high-temperature gas turbine blades, highly efficient compressors, steam turbines, and hybrid cars. The objective is to present the current state-of-the-art technologies in various power systems such as power plants, aerojet engines, utilities, thermal management, and safety issues in nuclear power plants.
The first chapter presents the relevance of heat transfer and heat exchangers for development of sustainable energy systems. The authors use numerous research examples and demonstrate why heat transfer and heat exchangers are important in the development of sustainable energy systems. The key factors necessary to develop sustainable energy systems are discussed.
The second chapter deals with advanced technologies for clean and efficient energy conversion in power systems. The main focus is an efficient fossil energy use with low pollution in all kinds of power plants, in all industrial sectors. The use of energy by many countries is growing steadily worldwide due to the desire for higher standards of living and increased productivity. Efficient energy use is
favorable for better productivity, product quality, costs, and quality of human life, but energy use adversely impacts our environment.
The third chapter describes virtual engineering and the design of power systems.
This chapter examines how these virtual engineering design environments will be created and utilized to build a new generation of power plants. Examples of how virtual engineering is currently being used in the power industry are given.
In addition, the US Department of Energy’s use of virtual engineering in the
development of near-zero-emission power plants is discussed.
The fourth chapter focuses mainly on steam turbine power systems. The
emphasis is on efficient fossil energy utilization in power generation together with low pollution issues in conventional thermal power plants. This chapter briefly highlights the fouling problem in power plant water walls and proposes a monitoring, inspection and maintenance schedule. The information provides a quick guide to。。。。。。。
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