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Generating power at high efficiency : combined-cycle technology for sustainable energy production /

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Combined cycle technology is used to generate power at one of the highest levels of efficiency of conventional power plants. It does this through primary generation from a gas turbine coupled with secondary generation from a steam turbine powered by primary exhaust heat. Generating power at high eff...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jeffs, Eric J.
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, England : Boca Raton : Woodhead Pub. ; CRC Press, 2008.
Series:Woodhead Publishing in energy.
Subjects:
Renewable energy sources.
Energy consumption.
Integrated gasification combined cycle power plants.
Power resources.
Énergies renouvelables.
Centrales de gazéification intégrée à cycle combiné.
Ressources énergétiques.
Énergie > Consommation.
energy resources.
energy consumption.
Power generation & distribution.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Power Resources > Alternative & Renewable.
Technology.
Energy consumption
Integrated gasification combined cycle power plants
Power resources
Renewable energy sources
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • A brief history of development
  • Some early schemes
  • Gas turbine developments
  • Steam generator concepts
  • The single-shaft block
  • Repowering steam plants
  • Combined heat and power
  • Gas turbines and coal
  • What does the future hold?