Handbook for Cogeneration and Combined Cycle Power Plants by Meherwan Boyce. Book discusses the design, fabrication, installation, operation, and maintenance of combined cycle power plants. The book has been written to provide an overall view for the experienced engineer working in a specialized aspect of the subject and for the fresh engineering graduate or undergraduate student who is being exposed to the field of power plants for the first time. The book will be very useful as a textbook for undergraduate courses as well as for in-house company training programs related to power generation.
1. An Overview of Power Generation 2. Cycles 3. Performance and Mechanical Equipment Standards 4. An Overview of Gas Turbines 5. An Overview of Steam Turbines 6. An Overview of Pumps 7. Heat Recovery Steam Generators 8. Condensers and Cooling Towers 9. Generators, Motors and Switch Gears 10. Fuels, Fuel Piping and Fuel Storage 11. Bearings, Seals and Lubrication Systems 12. Control System and Condition Monitoring 13. Performance Testing Of Combined Cycle Power Plant 14. Maintenance Techniques