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Gas turbines for electric power generation /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gülen, S. Can, 1962- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, [2019]
Subjects:
Gas-turbines.
Electric power production.
Electric generators.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Prerequisites. The tool chest
  • Ground rules
  • Past and present
  • Fundamentals. Thermodynamics
  • Technology factors
  • Heat and mass balance
  • Real cycle analysis
  • Turbine cooling
  • Turbine aero
  • Compressor aero
  • Combustion
  • Materials
  • The hardware
  • Extras. The AC generator
  • Reliability, availability & maintainability (RAM)
  • Combined cycle
  • Off-design operation
  • Transient operation
  • Economics
  • The hall of fame
  • Special topics. Closed-cycle gas turbine
  • Aeroderivative gas turbine
  • Epilogue.