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1. Verfasser: Breeze, Paul A. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Oxford Newnes 2005
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Beschreibung:Includes index
Includes bibliographical references and index
Cover -- Table of contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- 1 Introduction to electricity generation -- History of the electricity generation industry -- The evolution of electricity generation technologies -- The politics of electricity -- The size of the industry -- End notes -- 2 Environmental considerations -- The evolution of environmental awareness -- The environmental effects of power generation -- The carbon cycle and atmospheric warming -- Controlling carbon dioxide -- The hydrogen economy -- Externalities -- Life-cycle assessment -- The bottom line -- End notes -- 3 Coal-fired power plants -- Types of coal -- Coal cleaning and processing -- Traditional coal-burning power plant technology -- Boiler technology -- Steam turbine design -- Generators -- Emission control for traditional coal-burning plants -- Coal treatment -- Low nitrogen oxides burners -- Sulphur dioxide removal -- Nitrogen oxides capture strategies -- Combined sulphur and nitrogen oxides removal --
- Particulate removal -- Mercury removal -- Carbon dioxide -- Advanced coal-burning power plant technology -- Fluidised-bed combustion -- Integrated-gasification combined cycle -- Environmental effects of coal combustion -- Financial risks associated with coal-fired power generation -- The cost of coal-fired electricity generation -- End notes -- 4 Gas turbines and combined cycle power plants -- Natural gas -- Natural gas costs -- Gas turbine technology -- Modern gas turbine design -- Advanced gas turbine design -- Reheating -- Intercooling -- Mass injection -- Recuperation -- Distributed generation -- Combined cycle power plants -- Micro turbines -- Environmental impact of gas turbines -- Nitrogen oxides -- Carbon dioxide -- Carbon monoxide and particulates -- Financial risks associated with gas-turbine-based power projects -- Technological risk -- Fuel risk -- The cost of gas turbine power stations -- End notes -- 5 Combined heat and power -- History -- Applications --
- CHP technology -- Piston engines -- Steam turbines -- Gas turbines -- Micro turbines -- Fuel cells -- Nuclear power -- Environmental considerations -- Noise -- Heat -- Energy efficiency -- Financial risks -- Cost of CHP -- End notes -- 6 Piston-engine-based power plants -- Piston engine technology -- Engine size and speed -- Spark-ignition engines -- Compression engines -- Dual fuel engines -- Stirling engines -- Co-generation -- Combined cycle -- Environmental considerations -- Emission control -- Carbon dioxide -- Financial risks -- Costs -- End notes -- 7 Fuel cells -- The fuel cell principle -- Fuel cell chemistry -- Catalysts -- Hydrocarbon gas reformation -- Types of fuel cell -- Phosphoric acid fuel cell -- Proton-exchange membrane fuel cell -- Molten carbonate fuel cells -- Solid oxide fuel cells -- Environmental considerations -- Financial risks -- Fuel cell costs -- End notes -- 8 Hydropower -- The hydropower resource -- Hydro sites -- Dams and
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (x, 276 pages)
ISBN:0080480101
0750663138
1423722728
9780080480107
9781423722724

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