Gas Turbines for Electric Power Generation

Everything you wanted to know about industrial gas turbines for electric power generation in one source with hard-to-find, hands-on technical information.

S. Can Gülen (Author)

9781108416658, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 14 February 2019

732 pages, 225 b/w illus.
25.3 x 17.9 x 3.6 cm, 1.6 kg

'It is rare that one comes across a book that can be considered seminal in the area of gas turbine engineering and that provides an excellent blend of theory and practice of the state of the art of heavy- duty advanced gas turbines. The book provides a detailed, lucid, and insightful treatment of a wide range of gas turbine topics, including history, cycles, components and their interactions, and technology trends. It provides a quantitative and qualitative treatment of the subject matter with usable equations, insights, and rules of thumb that enable quick design checks and calculations. It will be of immense value to designers and users of gas turbines. Gülen's technical leadership over the past two and a half decades has contributed immeasurably to the current understanding of large advanced gas turbines. Much of this expertise has been successfully encapsulated in this book. This book is of archival quality and will endure and enrich gas turbine engineers for decades to come.' Cyrus B. Meher-Homji, Bechtel Corporation

In this essential reference, both students and practitioners in the field will find an accessible discussion of electric power generation with gas turbine power plants, using quantitative and qualitative tools. Beginning with a basic discussion of thermodynamics of gas turbine cycles from a second law perspective, the material goes on to cover with depth an analysis of the translation of the cycle to a final product, facilitating quick estimates. In order to provide readers with the knowledge they need to design turbines effectively, there are explanations of simple and combined cycle design considerations, and state-of-the-art, performance prediction and optimization techniques, as well as rules of thumb for design and off-design performance and operational flexibility, and simplified calculations for myriad design and off-design performance. The text also features an introduction to proper material selection, manufacturing techniques, and construction, maintenance, and operation of gas turbine power plants.

Preface
1. Introduction
Part I. Prerequisites: 2. The tool chest
3. Ground rules
4. Past and present
Part II. Fundamentals: 5. Thermodynamics
6. Technology factors
7. Heat and mass balance
8. Real cycle analysis
9. Turbine cooling
10. Turbine aero
11. Compressor aero
12. Combustion
13. Materials
14. The hardware
Part III. Extras: 15. The AC generator
16. Reliability, availability and maintainability (RAM)
17. Combined cycle
18. Off-design operation
19. Transient operation
20. Economics
21. The hall of fame
Part IV. Special Topics: 22. Closed-cycle gas turbine
23. Aeroderivative gas turbine
24. Epilogue
References
Index.

Subject Areas: Aerospace & aviation technology [TRP], Energy conversion & storage [THRH], Heat transfer processes [THN], Energy technology & engineering [TH], Thermodynamics & heat [PHH]